c papyri was obtained. In the
winter of 1902-03, after finishing their work at Hibeh, they returned to
Oxyrrhynchos. Here was found a third-century fragment of a collection of
sayings of Jesus, similar in style to the so-called "Logia" discovered
at Oxyrrhynchos in 1897. As in that papyrus, the separate sayings
are introduced by the words "Jesus saith," and are for the most part
unrecorded elsewhere, though some which are found in the Gospels (e.g.
"The Kingdom of God is within you" and "Many that are first shall
be last, and the last shall be first") occur here in different
surroundings. Six sayings are preserved, unfortunately in an imperfect
condition. But the new "Logia" papyrus supplies more evidence concerning
its origin than was the case with its predecessor, for it contains an
introductory paragraph stating that what follows consisted of "the
words which Jesus, the Living Lord, spake" to two of His disciples; and,
moreover, one of the uncanonical sayings is already extant in part, the
conclusion of it, "He that wonders shall reign and he that reigns shall
rest," being quoted by Clement of Alexandria from the Gospel according
to the Hebrews. It is, indeed, possible that this Gospel was the source
from which all this second series of "Logia" was derived, or they, or
some of them, may perhaps have been taken from the Gospel according to
the Egyptians, to which Professor Harnack and others have referred the
"Logia" found in 1897. But the discoverers are disposed to regard both
series as collections of sayings currently ascribed to our Lord rather
than as extracts from any one uncanonical gospel.

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CHAPTER VIII.--IMPORTANT RESEARCHES IN EGYPT

_The Royal Tombs at Abydos: Reconstruction of the First and Second
Dynasties: The Ten Temples at Abydos: The statuette of Khufui: Pottery
and Pottery Marks: The Expedition of the University of California._

Some interesting explorations have been conducted in Egypt by the
Exploration Fund during the four years 1900-04, under the guidance of
Prof. W. M. Flinders Petrie, whose enthusiasm and patience for the work
in this field seem to increase with the years of labour. In the winter
of 1899-1900, Professor Petrie and his zealous helpers began their
investigation of the royal tombs of the first dynasty at Abydos.
Commenting on this undertaking, Professor Petrie writes:

"It might have seemed a fruitless and thankless task to work