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Papyrus 101 (P101) an Early Fragment Copy of the Greek New Testament

Papyrus 101 (P101) an Early Fragment Copy of the Greek New Testament

P101-Mat-3_10-12-POxy4401-III Name P. Oxy. 4401 Sign P101 Text Gospel of Matthew 3:10-12; 3:16-4:3 Date 3rd century Script Greek Found Oxyrhynchus, Egypt Now at Papyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford Cite J. David Thomas, OP LXIV (1997), pp. 2-4. Size 19 x 7.5 cm Type Alexandrian text-type

Papyrus 101 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering),…

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PAPYRUS 6 (P6): A Fragmentary Early Copy of the New Testament in Greek and Coptic

John 11:1–8 Text John 10-11 † First Epistle of Clement Date 4th century Script Greek-Coptic diglot Found Egypt Now at Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire Size [28] x [15] Type Alexandrian text-type Category II

Papyrus 6 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by P6 or by ε 021 (in von Soden’s numbering), is a fragmentary early copy of the…

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PAPYRUS 45 (P45): THE FIRST OF THE CHESTER BEATTY BIBLICAL PAPYRI (c. 175-225)

PAPYRUS 45 (P45): THE FIRST OF THE CHESTER BEATTY BIBLICAL PAPYRI (c. 175-225)

Papyrus 45 P45 or P. Chester Beatty I) is an early New Testament manuscript that is a part of the Chester Beatty Papyri. It has been paleographically dated to about 175-225 CE.[1] It contains the texts of Matthew 20-21 and 25-26; Mark 4-9 and 11-12; Luke 6-7 and 9-14; John 4-5 and 10-11; and Acts 4-17. The manuscript is currently housed at the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland,…

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Have the Early Papyri Manuscripts Made a Difference In the Critical Text of the Greek New Testament?

Have the Early Papyri Manuscripts Made a Difference In the Critical Text of the Greek New Testament?

EDWARD D. ANDREWS (AS in Criminal Justice, BS in Religion, MA in Biblical Studies, and MDiv in Theology) is CEO and President of Christian Publishing House. He has authored over 120 books. Andrews is the Chief Translator of the Updated American Standard Version (UASV).

The papyri are documents written on papyrus, material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant,…

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FRAGMENTS OF TRUTH: 500 Million Papyrus Texts Were Accidentally Discovered in Egypt

FRAGMENTS OF TRUTH: 500 Million Papyrus Texts Were Accidentally Discovered in Egypt

EDWARD D. ANDREWS (AS in Criminal Justice, BS in Religion, MA in Biblical Studies, and MDiv in Theology) is CEO and President of Christian Publishing House. He has authored over 120 books. Andrews is the Chief Translator of the Updated American Standard Version (UASV).

A great question was recently asked on our New Testament Textual Criticism Facebook group. “James D.G. Dunn says 90-95%…

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How Did Our Bible Manuscripts Survive the Elements?

How Did Our Bible Manuscripts Survive the Elements?

EDWARD D. ANDREWS (AS in Criminal Justice, BS in Religion, MA in Biblical Studies, and MDiv in Theology) is CEO and President of Christian Publishing House. He has authored over 100 books. Andrews is the Chief Translator of the Updated American Standard Version (UASV).

The Materials

The primary materials used to receive writing in ancient times papyrus and parchment. These were used by…

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Greek New Testament Papyri

Greek New Testament Papyri

The Importance of the Papyrus Manuscripts

The earliest sources for the Greek New Testament are the papyri in codex (book-like) form. Of course, this designation came from the medium on which they were inscribed. At present, there have been over one hundred of these discovered, with sixty-two of these manuscripts dating between 100 – 300 C.E. These biblical papyri range from a very small…

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