Eureka Reporter | 1907-07-26 | Page 7 | New Sayings of Savior

NEW SAYINGS OF SAVIOR rolls of sixth century papyri found near an old coptic monastery in egypt london two archaeological dis co veries in egypt of exceptional in terest have become known here they consist of some new sayings of christ and of extremely ancient crude man conjecturally a hundred thousand years old the sayings of christ were found near an old coptic monastery at eoff they were found by natives who sold them for a few pounds to an arab trader there are about a doz en rolls of sixth century greek papyri they include twenty five leaves of apocryphal sayings of christ in a coptic translation of almost greek original of which previously only thirteen leaves were known twelve of them being in th ehfe national gallery at paris and one at berlin the discovery also includes parts of the gospels of st matthew st SL mark and st luke lube in n greek