The First Hymn
Directed by John Dickson, Mark Hadley
In the ancient ruins of Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, archaeologists unearthed a papyrus scrap containing the earliest known Christian hymn, complete with both its lyrics and musical notation. Analyzed at Oxford University, this discovery challenges traditional views of church history by revealing the rich musical practices of early believers. Hosted by Australian historian John Dickson, the feature-length documentary “The… From TMDB
4 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews) · newest Mar 27, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works
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The First Hymn is a 2025 documentary film, directed by John Dickson and Mark Hadley, starring John Dickson, Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding.
- 4 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
- posts span Mar 20, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
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4 of 4 · most liked firstAnyhow the trailer for “The First Hymn” made me deaf just in time for this Elvis movie.
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neutral · AI labelView post →John Dickson is quite an engaging host here, but I was still pretty disappointed with this documentary. It centres around a scrap of papyrus discovered by a couple of British Egyptologists just over a century ago that depicts not only a Greek lyric to a Christian song, but also an early form of musical notation. The task? Well that is to try and recreate the hymn so we can listen to it again after almost two millennia. What we get, though, isn’t quite that. After a fairly perfunctory history…
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