For decades, a papyrus fragment with the inventory number P.Hamb.Graec. 1011 lay unnoticed in the archives of the Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky State and University Library. This fragment has recently been identified by papyrologists Dr. Lajos Berkes from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Prof. Gabriel Nocchi Macedo from the University of Liège, Belgium, as the earliest surviving copy of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas.  This significant discovery dates the manuscript back to the 4th to 5th century AD, offering new insights into early Christian writings and their transmission.  Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient WritingsNewsRead Later