Re: A CAPITAL IDEA

Jonathan Robie (jwrobie@mindspring.com)
Fri, 28 Mar 1997 08:22:32 -0500

BRIAN WILSON WROTE:

>IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PHOTOGRAPH TOGETHER WITH A COMPUTER ENHANCED
>VERSION OF A PAPYRUS OF PART OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (P46), PLEASE VISIT MY
>HOME PAGE AND CLICK ON THE ITEM "NOMINA SACRA". THE ACTUAL "CAPITALS"
>(MOSTLY) WRITTEN ABOUT THE YEAR AD 200 ARE CLEAR TO READ.

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JONATHAN

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