Re: EES statement on Obbink

I've long  been wondering if he was working alone in this ....

On Mon., Oct. 14, 2019, 2:53 p.m. Diana Wright, <
[email protected]> wrote:

> What does he have to do to get arrested?
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> DW
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> On 10/14/2019 12:15 PM, Dimitri Nakassis wrote:
> > This statement was just released today:
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> https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ees.ac.uk%2Fnews%2Fprofessor-obbink-and-missing-ees-papyri&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40lsv.uky.edu%7C803923fb58eb41f9c39008d750d8238e%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637066761544761491&amp;sdata=O1TXwr54o5ET2L1CP%2B1RVTjaTerG0KesPtkJ2jVCk5Q%3D&amp;reserved=0
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> > The highlights (MOTB = Museum of the Bible; EES = Egypt Exploration
> > Society; emphases mine):
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> > With the help of photographs provided by the MOTB, the EES has so far
> >> identified thirteen texts from its collection, twelve on papyrus and
> one on
> >> parchment, all with biblical or related content, which are currently
> held
> >> by the MOTB (see the attached list). *These texts were taken without
> >> authorisation from the EES* ...
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> > *The MOTB has informed the EES that 11 of these pieces came into its care
> >> after being sold to Hobby Lobby Stores by Professor Obbink*, most of
> them
> >> in two batches in 2010.
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> > This is really bad.
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> > Dimitri Nakassis
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