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  3. Fragment of a 1,750-year-old New Testament translation discovered

Fragment of a 1,750-year-old New Testament translation discovered

Grigory Kessel, past Member in the Institute's School of Historical Studies (2021–22), has played a key role in the discovery of a long-lost “hidden chapter” of Biblical text, using ultraviolet photography.

Phys.org

4/06/2023

Fragment of a 1,750-year-old New Testament translation discovered

Popular Mechanics

4/10/2023

Scientists Have Discovered an Ancient Hidden Chapter in the Bible

New York Post

4/11/2023

‘Hidden’ Bible chapter rediscovered 1,750 years later with UV light

Daily Mail

4/11/2023

Scientists discover hidden Bible chapter written 1,500 years ago by using UV light - inside the Vatican library

Independent

4/12/2023

Never-before-seen Bible chapter discovered using UV light

IFLScience

4/12/2023

New Chapter Of The Bible Found Hidden Inside 1,750-Year-Old Text

Christian Today

4/12/2023

'Hidden' Bible chapter sheds new light on the Gospels

Live Science

4/14/2023

UV light reveals hidden, never-before-seen version of the Gospel of Matthew on ancient parchment

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