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Presumably spurred by BBC coverage of the topic<\/a> (the BBC web site has particularly clear photos of the lead codices<\/a>, but almost entirely without letters or text, and this is presumably intentional), the blogosphere has been buzzing with posts on this topic.<\/p>\n

Larry Hurtado says \u201cChill, dude.\u201d<\/a> (No, seriously, he does!<\/a>)
Andrew Perriman<\/a> views this as an earlier thought experiment possibly become reality.
Coptic News and Archive<\/a> cites the\u00a0Bedouin\u00a0owner of the books, who claims they were in his family\u2019s possession for more than a century and not smuggled out of Jordan.
Peter Kirk<\/a> shares links, excerpts and a few thoughts, as does Richard Hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A few of the images that have been made available have letters on them. Can we please get the best minds in the biblioblogosphere, with skills in epigraphy and paleo-Hebrew script, working on providing an initial transcription? It might help us have more productive and interesting discussions, as we wait for further information.<\/p>\n

Of related interest, James Tabor has officially announced excavations at Suba this summer<\/a>. Who knows \u2013 this could be your<\/i> opportunity to be part of an important discovery!<\/p><\/div>\n

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