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(Marvin Meyer and Richard Smith, editors)<\/i><\/h3>\n

Text 30: Oracular text 1<\/h2>\n

Text: Oxyrhynchus 925
\nDescription: papyrus, 5.6 x 9.6 cm, fifth or sixth century
\nBibliography: Karl Preisendanz, Papyri Graecae Magicae<\/i>, 2.209; G. H. R. Horsley, New Documents<\/i> (1977), 37-44
\nTranslator: Marvin Meyer<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oxyrhynchus 925 is a text that seeks from god an oracular response to a question about a proposed journey.<\/i><\/p>\n

TEXT<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2020<\/span> O god almighty, holy
\ntrue, lover of humanity and
\ncreator, father of our lord and savior
\nJesus Christ, show me
\nyour truth: Do you wish me to go
\nto Chiout, and shall I find that you are of help
\nto me and gracious? May it be so, Amen.<\/p>\n

Text 31: Oracular text 2<\/h2>\n

Text: Oxyrhynchus 1150
\nDescription: papyrus, 7.5 x 10.8 cm, sixth century
\nBibliography: Karl Preisendanz, Papyri Graecae Magicae<\/i>, 2.216
\nTranslator: Marvin Meyer<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oxyrhynchus 1150 is a text that seeks an oracular response about whether Anoup should be brought to a hospital.<\/i><\/p>\n

TEXT<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2020<\/span> O god of our patron
\nSt. Philoxenos, if
\nyou command us to bring
\nAnoup to your hospital,
\nshow your power,
\nand let the message come forth.<\/p>\n

Text 32: Oracular text 3<\/h2>\n

Text: Oxyrhynchus 1926
\nDescription: papyrus, 7.1 x 16.5 cm, sixth century
\nBibliography: Karl Preisendanz, Papyri Graecae Magicae<\/i>, 2.216; G. H. R. Horsley, New Documents<\/i> (1977), 40
\nTranslator: Marvin Meyer<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oxyrhynchus 1926 is a text that seeks from god an oracular re-sponse to a question about whether or not one should make an offer for a business establishment. Here the text is worded negatively; the next text, Harris 54, has been prepared from the same sheet of papyrus and addresses the same concern, but is worded positively. These two texts thus embody the two options for the reponse. See herbert C. Youtie, “Questions to a Christian Oracle.”<\/i><\/p>\n

TEXT<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2020<\/span> My lord god almighty and St.
\nPhiloxenos my patron, I beseech you
\nthrough the great name of the lord god, if it is not
\nyour will for me to speak about the bank or
\nabout the weighing office, direct me to find out that I may not speak. \u2020<\/span><\/p>\n

(verso)<\/i><\/p>\n

\u2020<\/span> CH M G \u2020<\/span> CH M G \u2020<\/span> CH M G \u2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Text 33: Oracular text 4<\/h2>\n

Text: Harris 54
\nDescription: papyrus, 7 x 15.5 cm, sixth century
\nBibliography: Karl Preisendanz, Papyri Graecae Magicae<\/i>, 2.232; G. H. R. Horsley, New Documents<\/i> (1977), 40
\nTranslator: Marvin Meyer<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Harris 54, like Oxyrhynchus 1926, is a text that seeks an oracular response to a question about whether one ought to make an offer for a bank. Harris 54 is worded positively. Oxyrhynchus 1926 has been cut from the same sheet of papyrus and raises the same question, but does so with a negative formulation. See Herbert C. Youtie, “Questions to a Christian Oracle.”<\/i><\/p>\n

TEXT<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2020<\/span> My lord god almighty and St.
\nPhiloxenos my patron, I beseech you
\nthrough the great name of the lord god, if it is
\nyour will and you help me get the banking business,
\nI invoke you to direct me to find out and to speak. \u2020<\/span><\/p>\n

(verso)<\/i><\/p>\n

\u2020<\/span> CH M G \u2020<\/span> CH M G \u2020<\/span> CH M G<\/p>\n

Text 34: Oracular text 5<\/h2>\n

Text: Berlin 21269
\nDescription: papyrus, 6.6 x 9.4 cm, sixth or seventh century
\nBibliography: Kurt Treu, “Varia Christinana II,” 29-30
\nTranslator: Marvin Meyer<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Berlin 21269 is another text that seeks an oracular response to a question. In this case the issue is the proposed marriage of two people, Theodora and Joseph, and the answer is provided (“yes”).<\/i><\/p>\n

TEXT<\/b><\/p>\n

God of the Christians:
\nIs it your will
\nthat we give your handmaid
\nTheodora to Joseph?<\/p>\n

Yes.<\/p>\n

Text 35: Oracular text 6<\/h2>\n

Text: Berlin 13232
\nDescription: papyrus, 3.5 x 5.5 cm, Byzantine period
\nBibliography: Kurt Treu, “Varia Christiana,’ 120; G. H. R. Horsley, New Documents<\/i> (1977), 40
\nTranslator: Marvin Meyer<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Berlin 13232 is yet another text with oracular interests. This text provides the oracular response to a question asked of god, but the answer is so general as to preclude the possibility of recovering the original question.<\/i><\/p>\n

TEXT<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2020<\/span> Do not harm
\nyour soul, for
\nwhat has come to pass is from god.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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