The missing-papyri scandal: Nongbri on Sabar

OVER AT VARIANT READINGS, Brent Nongbri has several posts with detailed commentary on Ariel Sabar's recent Atlantic article on the scandal of the missing Oxyrhynchus Papyri:

New Article on Dirk Obbink in The Atlantic

Some Additional Thoughts on Sabar’s Atlantic Article

The Atlantic Article and Green Collection Cartonnage

The Antiquities Trade in Michigan

For the Atlantic article, with links to past PaleoJudaica posts on this convoluted story, see here and links.

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