Christian Letter References Plural Marriage: Papyrus P.Bas 2.43 (230s AD)

[PilgrimJustPassingThru]

This is allegedly the world's oldest letter by a Christian (outside of the biblical canon*). It may be as early as 200 AD. Very interesting!

The world`s oldest autograph by a Christian is in Basel

A letter in the Basel papyrus collection describes day-to-day family matters and yet is unique in its own way: it provides valuable insights into the world of the first Christians in the Roman Empire, which is not recorded in any other historical source. The letter has been dated to the 230s AD...

www.unibas.ch

 

[bigonlife1981]

I guess you mean earliest Christian letter outside of Pauls writings? But cool find, I love snippets of history to help see into the past. I mean who doesn't love a good fish liver sauce to share with the family.

 

[Stuckinthewoods]

I have been searching everywhere for this!!! Thanks for finding it!

 

[MemeFan]

We already had this topic. Twice

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Thread 'Polygamous Christian in Roman Empire'

May 5, 2024

Thread's title says all:

1,700-year-old recently discovered Christian letter offers clues into how faithful lived centuries ago

Researchers unveiled a rare 1,700-year-old letter "not recorded in any other historical source," shedding new light into how early Christian believers lived.

www.foxnews.com

Hope nobody has made errors with translation

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[The Revolting Man]

There have been questions raised about the translation here; specifically that the letter might not have been written to one person so “wives” might not refer to polygyny but rather multiple monogamous couples.

It seems a little tortured to me. I think that the simplest reading is that this guy was writing to his polygynous brother but you know how far the powers to be are invested in the dominant narrative.