Last January, Geoffrey Smith, a scholar of early Christianity at the University of Texas, noticed something startling: an eBay listing for an ancient Greek papyrus fragment of the Gospel of John â?? with an opening bid of only $99.
â??I thought, This canâ??t be allowed to sell on eBay,â? Dr. Smith said. â??It will just disappear into a private collection.â?
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