Seeking Divine Answers in Sixth-Century Egypt

Join Chance Bonar on October 19, at 12:30pm as he explores the sixth-century miniature book the "Gospel of the Lots of Mary"—a prominent example of divinatory texts and oracles from early Byzantine Egypt (395–642 CE). Bonar will share what oracles and divination in the ancient world were like and how religious practitioners sought out answers to their questions from gods through texts, rituals, and physical materials. For more information please visit Harvard Art Museums.