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Rare Fragment of Gospel of John Up For Grabs

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

A rare, large fragment of papyrus with Greek writing of what is either the first or second oldest copy of the Gospel of John is up for sale this month, and likely to bring up to $460,000.

The fragment is believed to date to 200 AD, less than 170 years after the crucifixion of Christ, when Christianity was still illegal and around 100 years after experts believe the original Gospel was first written.

At last! Something to go with my clay cylinder from King Nebuchadnezzar II.

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Tracing Your Ancestors

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Over the past couple of years, I have been told by various people that AbeBooks.com has become a useful tool for people researching their family tree. Apparently, as our database of books has grown to more than 100 million books, more and more genealogists have been discovering useful books and documents on the site. top 10 most expensive sales of old phone books. If you are just starting to research your ancestors, there are also tips for how AbeBooks.com can help.

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