Papyrus 47

From Textus Receptus

Papyrus 47 (Gregory-Aland), signed by <math>\mathfrak{P}</math>⁴⁷, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Book of Revelation, it contains Rev. 9:10-11:3; 11:5-16:15; 16:17-17:2. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the 3rd century.

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland ascribed it as a Normal text, and placed it in Category I.^[] The text of this manuscript is closest to Codex Sinaiticus, and they are witnesses for one of early textual types of the Book of Revelation.^[] Another type is represented by manuscripts Papyrus 115, Codex Alexandrinus, and Codex Ephraemi. It is currently housed at the Chester Beatty Library (Inv. 14. 1. 527) in Dublin.^[]

Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External links

See also

• List of New Testament papyri

References

Further reading

• F. G. Kenyon, The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri III, (London, 1934).

External links

• Image <math>\mathfrak{P}</math>⁴⁷ recto
• Image <math>\mathfrak{P}</math>⁴⁷ verso