2007/09/06 by Scott D. Charlesworth · 3 citations
Arts and Humanities · Mathematics · Social Sciences · #Ancient Egypt and Archaeology #Art #Classical Antiquity Studies #Geometry #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies #Literature #Mathematics #Orientation (vector space) #Papyrus #Philosophy
paper · doi:10.1017/s002868850700029x
openalex publication_date 2007/09/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Because of the uniformity of the text, NT papyri are well suited to codicological reconstruction. If there are two or more pieces of papyrus from the same codex, sound reconstructions are often possible. But good methodology will account for the fibre orientation of the fragments. Flawed conclusions are the inevitable result of neglecting such analysis. Skeat erred in this direction as regards [prod ] 64+67 and [prod ] 4 . Nevertheless, his contribution in the area was substantial and enduring. It only remains for scholars to appreciate the insights that codicology can bring to the study of the NT text.