Paul's Letters
to Thessaloniki
Arch of Galerius
Dionysos Mosaic
Slave Relief
(for Philippians)
  Other Sites
in Thessaloniki
Alexander Statue
Asklepius Bust
 Most High God Dedication
Osiris Sculpture
Papyrus Finds

The content on this website is maintained by Robert Myallis, pastor at Zion's Lutheran Church, of Jonestown, PA. 

The photos were taken by Emily Myallis, a diaconal minister in the ELCA who also serves at Zion's Lutheran.

This website and travel to Greece was made possible by a grant from the Fund for Theological Education, which provides grants to assist the education and formation of Christian  leaders from numerous denominations.

Bible quotes are taken from the New Revised Standard Version, unless cites otherwise.

The above photo of Greece comes from NASA; The icon of Saint Paul comes from George Mitrevski's website. 

 

 

Papyrus Finds

These are the only papyri (paper made in Egypt) fragments found in Greek. They have such poor lighting to preserve them.    Notice how small the fragments that remain are.  They are from the 2nd century BC. Many such papyri are found in Egypt, where the dry air kept them preserved over the centuries, but in Greece they normally decomposed.

How is this papyrus significant for understanding the world of Paul?

Papyri is how the Paul would have written his letters. We have papyri copies of Paul's letters (not found in Greece) but they are extremely rare.  

The theology in the above Papyri is also interesting. Describing Zeus' work in creation, the last line reads.

"But when the mind of Zeus devised all things"

Go to the Most High God Dedication for more info on the seeds of Monotheism. 

source:
papyrus and info: placard at Thessaloniki Archeological Museum, July 2006.