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Early Christian Scripture and ancient codices draw collectors’ eyes to Paris

LONDON (RNS) — The starring role in a June auction at Christie’s will be taken by the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, the oldest known book in private hands. Written on papyrus in the Coptic language, it contains the oldest complete version of the First Epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.

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