Fragment of Christian gospel discovered hidden in medieval manuscript

Using ultraviolet photography, a researcher in Austria has discovered a fragment of the Christian gospels written in Old Syriac. The original text was written in the sixth century, but then later erased and copied over hundreds of years later. Grigory Kessel, a researcher from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, made the discovery and has reported on it in the latest issue of New Testament Studies. It was found in the Vatican Library and is known as manuscript Vat. iber. 4. This palimpsest (a term for a manuscript was erased and reused) was written over twice since it was made – the second time by a Georgian scribe during the second half of the tenth century. It eventually made its way to the monastery of St Catherine on Sinai. The fragment is one…

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Medieval World Culture & Conflict (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 7 - 2023

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