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Subject:      Re: Life of papyrus MSS
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I don't believe in a 'standard' life for a papyrus MS (or any other kind, 
for that matter) - see recent correspondence.  I can think at once of 
three variables:

1.  The degree of use.

2.  The care taken by the user(s).

3.  The climate.

DC PARKER
DEPT OF THEOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
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