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| + | '''Papyrus 20''' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland|Gregory-Aland numbering]]), designated by <math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>20</sup>, is an early copy of the [[New Testament]] in [[Greek language|Greek]]. It is a [[papyrus]] [[Biblical manuscript|manuscript]] of the [[Epistle of James]], but it only contains Chapter 2:19-3:9. The manuscript has been [[Paleography|paleographically]] assigned to the early 3rd century.<ref name = Aland/> | ||
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| + | == Description == | ||
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| + | The original size of the leaves was 17 by 12 cm. | ||
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| + | The text is neatly written in upright semi-cursive letters. The main [[Nomina Sacra]] are used, but πατηρ/pater/father and ανθρωπος/anthropos/man are written out in full.<ref name = Grenfell>B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, ''Oxyrhynchus Papyri'' IX, (London 1912), p. 9.</ref> | ||
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| + | The Greek text of this codex is representative of the [[Alexandrian text-type]] (rather proto-Alexandrian). [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category I|Category I]].<ref name = Aland>Kurt Aland, and [[Barbara Aland]], ''The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism'', transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, [[William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company]], Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 97.</ref> This manuscript shows the greatest agreement with [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and [[Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209|Vaticanus]],<ref name = comfort>Philip W. Comfort and David P. Barrett. ''The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts''. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers Incorporated, 2001, p. 106. </ref> but not with codices C, L and other late Alexandrian manuscripts.<ref name = Grenfell/> | ||
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| + | Philip Comfort has conjectured that the scribe who wrote <math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>20</sup> was also the same scribe who wrote [[Papyrus 27|<math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>27</sup>]], where the Greek letters α, β, δ, ε, λ, ι, μ, ν, ο, π, ρ, σ, ψ, υ, φ, ω are formed identically in both manuscripts.<ref name = comfort/> | ||
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| + | It is currently housed at the [[Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library|Princeton University Library]] (AM 4117) in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]].<ref name = Aland/> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | * [[List of New Testament papyri]] | ||
| + | * [[Princeton Papyri]] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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| + | == Further reading == | ||
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| + | * [[Bernard Pyne Grenfell|B. P. Grenfell]] & [[Arthur Surridge Hunt|A. S. Hunt]], [http://www.archive.org/stream/pt9oxyrhynchuspa00grenuoft#page/8/mode/2up ''Oxyrhynchus Papyri'' IX], (London 1912), pp. 9-11. | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | * Robert B. Waltz. [http://www.skypoint.com/~waltzmn/ManuscriptsPapyri.html#P20 NT Manuscripts: Papyri, <math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>20</sup>] | ||
| + | * [http://www.princeton.edu/~dcskemer/APISJames1.html Images of the <math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>20</sup> at the Princeton University Library Papyrus] | ||
| + | * [http://163.1.169.40/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0POxy--00-0-0--0prompt-10---4----ded--0-1l--1-en-50---20-about-1708--00031-001-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=POxy&cl=CL5.1.9&d=HASH66d3e01e54ed3ca692ae08 P. Oxy. 1171] at the Oxyrhynchus Online | ||
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| + | [[Category:New Testament papyri|Papyrus 0020]] | ||
| + | [[Category:3rd-century biblical manuscripts|Papyrus 0020]] | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 10 December 2010
Papyrus 20 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by <math>\mathfrak{P}</math>20, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle of James, but it only contains Chapter 2:19-3:9. The manuscript has been paleographically assigned to the early 3rd century.<ref name = Aland/>
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Description
The original size of the leaves was 17 by 12 cm.
The text is neatly written in upright semi-cursive letters. The main Nomina Sacra are used, but πατηρ/pater/father and ανθρωπος/anthropos/man are written out in full.<ref name = Grenfell>B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri IX, (London 1912), p. 9.</ref>
The Greek text of this codex is representative of the Alexandrian text-type (rather proto-Alexandrian). Aland placed it in Category I.<ref name = Aland>Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism, transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 97.</ref> This manuscript shows the greatest agreement with Codex Sinaiticus and Vaticanus,<ref name = comfort>Philip W. Comfort and David P. Barrett. The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers Incorporated, 2001, p. 106. </ref> but not with codices C, L and other late Alexandrian manuscripts.<ref name = Grenfell/>
Philip Comfort has conjectured that the scribe who wrote <math>\mathfrak{P}</math>20 was also the same scribe who wrote <math>\mathfrak{P}</math>27, where the Greek letters α, β, δ, ε, λ, ι, μ, ν, ο, π, ρ, σ, ψ, υ, φ, ω are formed identically in both manuscripts.<ref name = comfort/>
It is currently housed at the Princeton University Library (AM 4117) in Princeton.<ref name = Aland/>
See also
References
Further reading
- B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri IX, (London 1912), pp. 9-11.
External links
- Robert B. Waltz. NT Manuscripts: Papyri, <math>\mathfrak{P}</math>20
- Images of the <math>\mathfrak{P}</math>20 at the Princeton University Library Papyrus
- P. Oxy. 1171 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
