Interview with Dr Jill Unkel (Chester Beatty) | First Fragments

Dr Jill Unkel is the curator behind the latest exhibition in the Chester Beatty - First Fragments: Biblical Papyrus from Roman Egypt - which highlights the internationally important collection known as the Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri. In this interview with Conor McDonough OP she explains where the collection came from, and why she decided on this new exhibition.

The First Fragments exhibition runs in the Chester Beatty, Dublin, until 3 September 2023, and entrance is free. Further details: chesterbeatty.ie/exhibitions/first-fragments/

Acknowledgments: we are grateful to the Chester Beatty for granting us permission to film on location, and especially grateful to Dr Jill Unkel (Curator of Western Collections) for facilitating our visit.

#manuscripts #biblical #archaeology #bible #papyrus #museum #research

Shot and edited by: Patrick Grant (linktr.ee/patrickgrant).
Presented by: Conor McDonough OP.
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