P.BYU I. Didymus the Blind‘s Commentary on Psalms 26:10-29:2 and 36:1-3. Turnhout, Brepols, 2019; xv + 210 pp. (edited with T. W. Mackay and G. Schwendner .

The publication of this important material is long overdue and  has been delayed on account of a number of circumstances. Nevertheless, due to the determination and persistence of various individuals, this important material has now come to see the light of day. These important papyri will not only further illuminate the biblical exegesis of Didymus the Blind, the famous Alexandrian exegete of the late fourth-century, but will also offer new insights into late antique Christianity, education, and scribal practice and literary production. In comparison to the previously published editions of Didymus’ Commentary on Psalms, the present edition is somewhat expanded and includes detailed notes and commentary as well as a diplomatic transcription in addition to the articulated transcription of the text. It is hoped that these additional features will aid the reader of this text and enrich the volume as a whole.

Christian Oxyrhycnhus: Texts, Documents, and Sources (Baylor University Press, 2015)

Blumell and Wayment present a thorough compendium of all published papyri, parchments, and patristic sources that relate to Christianity at Oxyrhynchus before the fifth century CE. Christian Oxyrhynchus provides new and expanded editions of Christian literary and documentary texts that include updated readings, English translations––some of which represent the first English translation of a text––and comprehensive notes.

The volume features New Testament texts carefully collated against other textual witnesses and a succinct introduction for each Oxyrhynchus text that provides information about the date of the papyrus, its unique characteristics, and textual variants. Documentary texts are grouped both by genre and date, giving readers access to the Decian Libelli, references to Christians in third- and fourth-century texts, and letters written by Christians. A compelling resource for researchers, teachers, and students, Christian Oxyrhynchus enables broad access to these crucial primary documents beyond specialists in papyrology, Greek, Latin, and Coptic.

From the back cover:

“For the first time ever, Lincoln H. Blumell and Thomas A. Wayment provide a collection of literary and documentary witnesses to early Christianity from a late ancient town in Upper Egypt. Students and scholars alike will profit from the meticulous and scru- tinizing work of collecting this mass of papyri from the second to the fourth century.”
—Thomas J. Kraus, University of Zurich, Switzerland

“Christian Oxyrhynchus is a marvelous resource for scholars and students alike. The volume collects not only the fragments of texts that eventually became part of the ‘New Testament’ but also a wealth of extracanonical Christian texts, hymns, prayers, tractates, and amulets that constituted the library of knowledge that Oxyrhynchite Christians had in the second to the fourth centuries C.E. Taken together, these form a rich dossier, illustrating the complexion and contours of Christianity at this important Egyptian city.”
—John S. Kloppenborg, F.R.S.C., Professor and Chair, Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto

“This important new collection forms an indispensable aid to research on early Christian Egypt, and will serve as the basis for the next generation of work on Christianity in Oxyrhynchus.”
—Malcolm Choat, Associate Professor, Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University

“A treasure trove! This book will serve as a rich resource both for teaching and for original research on a formative period in the history of early Christianity with first- hand documents from a known provenance.”
—Annemarie Luijendijk, Chair and Professor, Department of Religion, Princeton University

James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ: With Revised and Updated Notes, ed. Lincoln Blumell, Gaye Streathern, and Thomas Wayment (Cedar Fort, 2015).

Follow in the Savior’s footsteps in this classic volume by James E. Talmage. With an in-depth look at the Lord’s divine eternal mission, this masterwork has become an essential book in any LDS home library.

This updated edition features a gorgeously designed interior, beautiful artwork, and revised footnotes and scripture references from three BYU religion professors.

Enjoy stunning depictions of Jesus Christ by master artists

Joseph Brickey
Jeremy Winborg
J. Kirk Richards
Walter Rane
Adam Abram
Annie Henrie Nader

Seamlessly combining ongoing modern revelation with James E. Talmage’s original text—a glorious reminder of our Savior’s life and mission.

Lettered Christians: Christians, Letters, and Late Antique Oxyrhynchus.  New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents 39.  Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2012.  vxi + 437 pp.

Publication Information: http://www.brill.nl/lettered-christians

Lettered Christians, Preface and Introduction

Winner of the 2013 Frank W. Beare Award from the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies (CSBS) for most outstanding book in the area of Christian Origins/Post-Biblical Judaism and/or Graeco-Roman Religions published in 2012: http://www.ccsr.ca/csbs/BeareAwardEnglish.html

RBL 2013 Review of Lettered Christians by Thomas J. Kraus

From the back cover:

With the discovery of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri just over a century ago a number of important texts directly relating to ancient Christianity have come to light. While certain literary texts have received considerable attention in scholarship by comparison the documentary evidence relating to Christianity has received far less attention and remains rather obscure. To help redress this imbalance, and to lend some context to the Christian literary materials, this book examines the extant Christian epistolary remains from Oxyrhynchus between the third and seventh centuries CE. Drawing upon this unique corpus of evidence, which until this point has never been collectively nor systematically treated, this book breaks new ground as it employs the letters to consider various questions relating to Christianity in the Oxyrhynchite. Not only does this lucid study fill a void in scholarship, it also gives a number of insights that have larger implications on Christianity in late antiquity.