P. Birmingham inv. 317: An Addendum to the Fourth-century Bishops of Oxyrynchus?

• Authors: Blumell Lincoln H.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article offers an edition of an unpublished fragment in the J. Rendel Harris collection at the University of Birmingham. The fragment appears to date from the second half of the fourth century and is noteworthy because it mentions a bishop of the city of Oxyrhynchus. While the name of the bishop is partially lost, the name Dorotheus appears to be the most likely candidate. If such is the case, this is the first piece of papyrological evidence for this bishop who otherwise only appears in ecclesiastical records as an attendee of the Council of Constantinople in A.D. 381.

Keywords

EN

papyrus; Oxyrhynchus; Bishop; ecclesiastical history

• Publisher: Fundacja im. Rafała Taubenschlaga
• Journal: The Journal of Juristic Papyrology
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 44
• Pages: 83-91

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Blumell Lincoln H.

• Department of Ancient Scripture Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 USA

Identifiers

ISSN

0075-4277