Papyrus 39
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'''Papyrus 39''' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), signed by '''[[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]]<sup>[[Papyrus 39|39]]</sup>''', is an early copy of the [[New Testament]] in [[Greek language|Greek]]. It is a [[papyrus]] [[manuscript]] of the [[Gospel of John]], it contains only [[John 8:14]]-[[John 8:22|22]]. The manuscript [[Paleography|paleographically]] had been assigned to the 3rd century. Written by professional scribe, in 25 lines per page, in large, beautiful letters. It has numbered pages.<sup>[1]</sup> | '''Papyrus 39''' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), signed by '''[[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]]<sup>[[Papyrus 39|39]]</sup>''', is an early copy of the [[New Testament]] in [[Greek language|Greek]]. It is a [[papyrus]] [[manuscript]] of the [[Gospel of John]], it contains only [[John 8:14]]-[[John 8:22|22]]. The manuscript [[Paleography|paleographically]] had been assigned to the 3rd century. Written by professional scribe, in 25 lines per page, in large, beautiful letters. It has numbered pages.<sup>[1]</sup> | ||
| - | The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the [[Alexandrian text-type]] (proto-Alexandrian). [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category I|Category I]].<sup>2</sup> ''' | + | The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the [[Alexandrian text-type]] (proto-Alexandrian). [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category I|Category I]].<sup>2</sup> '''<math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>[[Papyrus 39|39]]</sup>''' [[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]]<sup>39</sup> shows agreement with [[Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209|Vaticanus]] and '''[[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]]<sup>[[Papyrus 75|75]]</sup>'''.<sup>[1]</sup> There are no singular readings.<sup>[3]</sup> |
It is currently housed at the [[Ambrose Swabey Library]] (Inv. 8864) in [[Rochester, New York]].<sup>[2]</sup> | It is currently housed at the [[Ambrose Swabey Library]] (Inv. 8864) in [[Rochester, New York]].<sup>[2]</sup> | ||
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Papyrus 39 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 
39, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, it contains only John 8:14-22. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the 3rd century. Written by professional scribe, in 25 lines per page, in large, beautiful letters. It has numbered pages.[1]
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type (proto-Alexandrian). Aland placed it in Category I.2 <math>\mathfrak{P}</math>39 39 shows agreement with Vaticanus and 75.[1] There are no singular readings.[3]
It is currently housed at the Ambrose Swabey Library (Inv. 8864) in Rochester, New York.[2]
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See also
References
- 1. Philip W. Comfort and David P. Barrett. The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers Incorporated, 2001, p. 147.
- 2. 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. 98.
- 3. Peter M. Head, The Habits of New Testament Copyists Singular Readings in the Early Fragmentary Papyri of John, Biblica 85 (2004), 399-408
Further reading
- Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri XV, 1922, pp. 7-8.
External links
- Robert B. Waltz. 'NT Manuscripts: Papyri, Papyri
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- Text of the 39 with reconstructed lacunae
