An international mystery concerning the alleged theft of priceless ancient papyrus biblical fragments from a collection held at Oxford University has led to the arrest of a classics professor on suspicion of theft and fraud. The force had received a report claiming the papyrus fragments that had been housed at the renowned Sackler Library in Oxford, which ended up in a biblical museum in the US, had been stolen. Officers said the alleged theft was reported to them on 12 November. The EES says the materials were removed from Oxford University premises and allegedly sold to the Museum of the Bible. Graves said: “These are early fragments of the gospels or biblical fragments.

Source: The Guardian April 16, 2020 16:57 UTC