Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140100919

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE140100919

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

How Old are the Oldest Christian Manuscripts? The Modern History of Ancient Christian Papyri and a New Approach to Establishing their Dates. Ancient Greek papyri from Egypt are one of our most important witnesses to the text of the New Testament. The papyri fascinate both scholars and the general public, largely because of the early dates often assigned to them by the analysis of handwriting or palaeography. However, palaeography is an imprecise science that produces only ranges of possible dates, not the specific dates often assigned to biblical papyri. This project pairs a fresh investigation of the earliest remains of the New Testament, built on a new methodology for dating the texts, with an historiographical analysis of their use in the academic world and popular media. The result will be a thorough revision of what we know about the earliest form of the Christian Bible.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 31-12-2016

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $328,260.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Religion and Religious Traditions | Classical Greek and Roman History | Christian Studies (incl. Biblical Studies and Church History) |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology

Other Keywords

Christian Studies (incl. Biblical Studies and Church History) | Classical Greek and Roman History | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies | Religion and Religious Traditions

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