This is a preliminary work of comparison between recently published fragments from two private manuscript collections: The Schøyen Collection and the Museum of the Bible. In this survey I analyze physical and scribal features according to eight criteria, and suggest from these findings a relatively well established pattern of correspondence that should lead us to raise serious questions as to both the provenance of these manuscripts, and ultimately their authenticity.Dr. Davis has posted his paper from the recent Fragments of an Unbelievable Past Conference at Academia.edu. Thanks to Sarah Whittle and Roberta Mazza (see second update) for drawing it to my attention.
Background on the conference is here and here and links.
