From Textus Receptus
A New Testament papyrus is a copy of a portion of the New Testament made on papyrus. To date, over one hundred and twenty such papyri are known. In general, they are considered the earliest and best witnesses to the original text of the New Testament by many biblical scholars.[1] Textus Receptus supporters would argue that although the papyri are old manuscripts, if you look at the sometimes older church fathers quotations of the bible, the many versions in other languages, also the support of 99% of other Greek manuscripts thoughout history, we discover that the'majority of witnesses and the most geographically divers support the Textus Receptus, and thus should be preferred - not a small group from Egypt - although ancient.
This elite status among New Testament manuscripts only began in the 20th century. The grouping was first introduced by Caspar René Gregory, who assigned papyri texts the Blackletter character
followed by a superscript number. Before 1900, only 9 papyri manuscripts were known, and only one had been cited in a critical apparatus (
11
by Constantin von Tischendorf). These 9 papyri were just single fragments, except for
15, which consisted of a single whole leaf.[2] The discoveries of the twentieth century brought about the earliest known New Testament manuscript fragments.[3] Kenyon in 1912 knew 14 papyri,[4] Aland in his first edition of Kurzgefasste... in 1963 - enumerated 76 papyri, in 1989 - were known 96 papyri, and in 2008 - 124 papyri.
Discoveries were also made of more complete manuscripts, which allowed scholars to examine the textual character of these early manuscripts.[5]
Name | Date | Content | Institution | Ref # | City, State | Country
|
1
| 250
| Matthew 1
| University of Pennsylvania
| P. Oxy. 2; E 2746
| Philadelphia Pennsylvania
| U.S.
|
2
| 550
| John 12
| National Archaeological Museum
| Inv. 7134
| Florence
| Italy
|
3
| 600
| Luke 7, 10
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. G. 2323
| Vienna
| Austria
|
4
| 175-250
| Luke 1-6
| National Library of France
| Suppl. Gr. 1120
| Paris
| France
|
5
| 250
| John 1, 16, 20
| British Library
| P. Oxy. 208. 1781; Inv. 782. 2484
| London
| UK
|
6
| 350
| John 10, 11
| Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire
| Pap. copt. 379. 381. 382. 384
| Strasbourg
| France
|
7
| 300(?)
| Luke 4
| Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
| Petrov 553
| Kiev
| Ukraine
|
8
| 350
| Acts 4-6
| Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
| Inv. 8683
| Berlin
| Germany
|
9
| 250
| 1 John 4
| Houghton Library, Harvard
| P. Oxy. 402; Inv. 3736
| Cambridge Massachusetts
| U.S.
|
10
| 350
| Romans 1
| Houghton Library, Harvard
| P. Oxy. 209; Inv. 2218
| Cambridge Massachusetts
| U.S.
|
11
| 550
| 1 Corinthians 1-7
| Russian National Library
| Gr. 258A
| Saint Petersburg
| Russia
|
12
| 250
| Hebrews 1
| Morgan Library & Museum
| Pap. Gr. 3; P. Amherst 3b
| New York City
| U.S.
|
13
| 250
| Hebrews 2-5,10-12
| British Library Laurentian Library
| P. Oxy. 657; Inv. 1532 v PSI 1292
| London Florence
| UK Italy
|
14
| 450
| 1 Corinthians 1-3
| Saint Catherine's Monastery
| 14
| Sinai
| Egypt
|
15
| 250
| 1 Corinthians 7-8
| Egyptian Museum
| P. Oxy. 1008; JE 47423
| Cairo
| Egypt
|
16
| 300
| Philippians 3-4
| Egyptian Museum
| P. Oxy. 1009; JE 47424
| Cairo
| Egypt
|
17
| 350
| Hebrews 9
| Cambridge University Library
| P. Oxy. 1078; Add. 5893
| Cambridge
| UK
|
18
| 300
| Revelation 1 †
| British Library
| P. Oxy. 1079; Inv. 2053v
| London
| UK
|
19
| 400
| Matthew 10-11 †
| Bodleian Library
| P. Oxy. 1170; Gr. bibl. d. 6 (P)
| Oxford
| UK
|
20
| 250
| James 2-3 †
| Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library
| P. Oxy. 1171; AM 4117
| Princeton New Jersey
| U.S.
|
21
| 400
| Matthew 12 †
| Muhlenberg College
| P. Oxy. 1227; Theol. Pap. 3
| Allentown Pennsylvania
| U.S.
|
22
| 250
| John 15-16 †
| Glasgow University Library
| P. Oxy. 1228; MS 2-X.I
| Glasgow
| UK
|
23
| 250
| James 1 †
| University of Illinois
| P. Oxy. 1229; G. P. 1229
| Urbana, Illinois
| U.S.
|
24
| 350
| Revelation 5-6 †
| Franklin Trask Library Andover Newton Theological School
| P. Oxy. 1230; OP 1230
| Newton Massachusetts
| U.S.
|
25
| 350
| Matthew 18-19 †
| Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
| Inv. 16388
| Berlin
| Germany
|
26
| 600
| Romans 1 †
| (Joseph S) Bridwell Library Southern Methodist University
| P. Oxy. 1354
| Dallas, Texas
| U.S.
|
27
| 250
| Romans 8-9 †
| Cambridge University Library
| P. Oxy. 1355; Add. 7211
| Cambridge
| UK
|
28
| 250
| John 6 †
| Palestine Institute Museum Pacific School of Religion
| P. Oxy. 1596; Pap. 2
| Berkeley California
| U.S.
|
29
| 250
| Acts 26 †
| Bodleian Library
| P. Oxy. 1597; Gr. bibl. g. 4 (P)
| Oxford
| UK
|
30
| 250
| 1 Ths 4-5; 2 Ths 1
| Ghent University Library
| P. Oxy. 1598; Inv. 61
| Ghent
| Belgium
|
31
| 650
| Romans 12 †
| John Rylands University Library
| P. Ryl. 4; Gr. P. 4
| Manchester
| UK
|
32
| 200
| Titus 1-2 †
| John Rylands University Library
| P. Ryl. 5; G. P. 5
| Manchester
| UK
|
33
| 550
| Acts 7 †
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. G. 17973, 26133, 35831, 39783
| Vienna
| Austria
|
34
| 650
| 1 Co 16; 2 Co 5,10-11
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. G. 39784
| Vienna
| Austria
|
35
| 350(?)
| Matthew 25
| Medici Library
| PSI 1
| Florence
| Italy
|
36
| 550
| John 3
| Medici Library
| PSI 3
| Florence
| Italy
|
37
| 300
| Matthew 26
| University of Michigan
| P. Mich. 137; Inv. 1570
| Ann Arbor Michigan
| U.S.
|
38
| 300
| Acts 18-19
| University of Michigan
| P. Mich. 138; Inv. 1571
| Ann Arbor Michigan
| U.S.
|
39
| 250
| John 8
| Ambrose Swasey Library
| P. Oxy. 1780; Inv. 8864
| Rochester New York
| U.S.
|
40
| 250
| Romans 1-4,6,9
| Institute for Papyrology University of Heidelberg
| P. Bad. 57; Inv. 45
| Heidelberg
| Germany
|
41
| 750
| Acts 17-22
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. K. 7541-48
| Vienna
| Austria
|
42
| 700
| Luke 1-2
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. K. 8706
| Vienna
| Austria
|
43
| 600
| Revelation 2,15-16
| British Library
| Inv. 2241
| London
| UK
|
44a
| 600
| John 10
| Metropolitan Museum of Art
| Inv. 14. 1. 527, 1 fol
| New York City
| U.S.
|
44b
| 600
| Matthew 17-18,25; John 9,12
| Metropolitan Museum of Art
| Inv. 14. 1. 527
| New York City
| U.S.
|
45
| 250
| Mt 20-21,25-26; Mk 4-9,11-12;
Lk 6-7,9-14; Jn 4-5,10-11; Acts 4-17
| Chester Beatty Library Austrian National Library
| P. Chest. B. I Pap. g. 31974
| Dublin Vienna
| Ireland Austria
|
46
| 200
| Ro 5-6,8-16; 1 Co; 2 Co;
Gal; Eph; Php;
Col; 1 Th; Heb
| Chester Beatty Library University of Michigan
| P. Chest. B. II Inv. 6238
| Dublin Ann Arbor, Michigan
| Ireland U.S.
|
47
| 250
| Revelation 9-17
| Chester Beatty Library
| P. Chest. B. III
| Dublin
| Ireland
|
48
| 250
| Acts 23
| Medici Library
| PSI 1165
| Florence
| Italy
|
49
| 250
| Ephesians 4-5
| Yale University Library
| P. 415
| New Haven Connecticut
| U.S.
|
50
| 400
| Acts 8,10
| Yale University Library
| P. 1543
| New Haven Connecticut
| U.S.
|
51
| 400
| Galatians 1
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 2157
| Oxford
| UK
|
52
| 150
| John 18,31-33.37-38
| John Rylands University Library
| Gr. P. 457
| Manchester
| UK
|
53
| 250
| Matthew 26; Acts 9-10
| University of Michigan
| Inv. 6652
| Ann Arbor Michigan
| U.S.
|
54
| 500
| James 2-3
| Princeton University Library
| P. Princ. 15; Garrett Depots 7742
| Princeton New Jersey
| U.S.
|
55
| 600
| John 1
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. G. 26214
| Vienna
| Austria
|
56
| 500
| Acts 1
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. G. 19918
| Vienna
| Austria
|
57
| 400
| Acts 4-5
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. G. 26020
| Vienna
| Austria
|
58
| 550
| Acts 15 †
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. G. 17973, 26133, 35831, 39783
| Vienna
| Austria
|
59
| 650
| John 1-2,11-12,17-18,21
| Morgan Library & Museum
| P. Colt 3
| New York City
| U.S.
|
60
| 650
| John 16-19
| Morgan Library & Museum
| P. Colt 4
| New York City
| U.S.
|
61
| 700
| Ro 16; 1 Co 1,5; Php 3; Col 1,4;
1 Th 1; Tit 3; Phm
| Pierpont Morgan Library
| P. Colt 5
| New York City
| U.S.
|
62
| 350
| Matthew 11
| Oslo University Library
| Inv. 1661
| Oslo
| Norway
|
63
| 500
| John 3-4
| Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
| Inv. 11914
| Berlin
| Germany
|
64
| 200
| Matthew 3,5,26
| Magdalen College Fundación Sant Lluc Evangelista
| Gr. 18 Inv. I
| Oxford Barcelona
| UK Spain
|
65
| 250
| 1 Thessalonians 1-2
| Girolamo Vitelli Papyrological Institute
| PSI 1373
| Florence
| Italy
|
66
| 200
| John
| Bodmer library
| P. Bodmer II
| Cologny, Geneva
| Switzerland
|
67
| 200
| Matthew 3,5,26
| Magdalen College Fundación Sant Lluc Evangelista
| Gr. 18 Inv. I
| Oxford Barcelona
| UK Spain
|
68
| 650(?)
| 1 Corinthians 4-5
| Russian National Library
| Gr. 258B
| Saint Petersburg
| Russia
|
69
| 250
| Luke 22
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 2383
| Oxford
| UK
|
70
| 250
| Matthew 2-3,11-12,24
| Ashmolean Museum Girolamo Vitelli Papyrological Institute
| P. Oxy. 2384 CNR 419, 420
| Oxford Florence
| UK Italy
|
71
| 350
| Matthew 19
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 2385
| Oxford
| UK
|
72
| 300
| 1 Peter; 2 Peter; Jude
| Bodmer library
| P. Bodmer VII, VIII
| Cologny, Geneva
| Switzerland
|
73
| 650
| Matthew 25-26
| Bodmer library
| P. Bodmer L
| Cologny, Geneva
| Switzerland
|
74
| 650
| Acts; James; 1 Pe 1-3; 2 Pe 2-3;
1 Jo; 2 Jo; 3 Jo
| Bodmer library
| P. Bodmer XVII
| Cologny, Geneva
| Switzerland
|
75
| 175-225
| Luke 3-18,22-24; John 1-15
| Vatican Apostolic Library
| P. Bodmer XIV, XV
| Vatican City
| Vatican City
|
76
| 550
| John 4
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. G. 36102
| Vienna
| Austria
|
77
| 200
| Matthew 23
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 2683
| Oxford
| UK
|
78
| 300
| Jude
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 2684
| Oxford
| UK
|
79
| 650
| Hebrews 10
| Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
| Inv. 6774
| Berlin
| Germany
|
80
| 250
| John 3
| Fundación Sant Lluc Evangelista
| Inv. 83
| Barcelona
| Spain
|
81
| 350
| 1 Peter 2-3
| Professor Sergio Daris, University of Trieste
| Inv. 20
| Trieste
| Italy
|
82
| 400
| Luke 7
| National and University Library of Strasbourg
| Gr. 2677
| Strasbourg
| France
|
83
| 550
| Matthew 20,23-24
| Catholic University of Leuven Library
| P. A. M. Kh. Mird 16, 29
| Leuven
| Belgium
|
84
| 550
| Mark 2,6; John 5,17
| Catholic University of Leuven Library
| P. A. M. Kh. Mird 4, 11
| Leuven
| Belgium
|
85
| 400
| Revelation 9-10
| Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire
| Gr. 1028
| Strasbourg
| France
|
87
| 350
| Matthew 5
| Institut für Altertumskunde University of Cologne
| Theol. 5516
| Cologne
| Germany
|
87
| 250
| Philemon
| Institut für Altertumskunde University of Cologne
| Theol. 12
| Cologne
| Germany
|
88
| 350
| Mark 2
| Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
| Inv. 69.24
| Milan
| Italy
|
89
| 350
| Hebrews 6
| Medici Library
| PL III/292
| Florence
| Italy
|
90
| 150
| John 18-19 †
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 3523; 65 6 B. 32/M (3-5)a
| Oxford
| UK
|
91
| 250
| Acts 2:30-37; 2:46-3:2
| Università degli Studi di Milano Macquarie University
| P. Mil. Vofl. Inv. 1224 P. Macquarie inv. 360
| Milan Sydney
| Italy Australia
|
92
| 300
| Ephesians 1; 2 Thessalonians 1
| Egyptian Museum
| PNarmuthis 69.39a/229a
| Cairo
| Egypt
|
93
| 450
| John 13 †
| Girolamo Vitelli Papyrological Institute
| PSI 108
| Florence
| Italy
|
94
| 500
| Romans 6
| Egyptian Museum
| P. Cair. 10730
| Cairo
| Egypt
|
95
| 250
| John 5
| Medici Library
| PL II/31
| Florence
| Italy
|
96
| 550
| Matthew 3
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
| Pap. K 7244
| Vienna
| Austria
|
97
| 600
| Luke 14
| Chester Beatty Library
| p. Chester B. XVII
| Dublin
| Ireland
|
98
| 150(?)
| Revelation 1
| Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale
| P. IFAO inv. 237b
| Cairo
| Egypt
|
99
| 400
| Glossary, words and phrases from:
Ro, 2 Co, Gal and Eph
| Chester Beatty Library
| P. Chester B. Ac. 1499, fol 11-14
| Dublin
| Ireland
|
100
| 300
| James 3-5
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4449
| Oxford
| UK
|
101
| 250
| Matthew 3-4
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4401
| Oxford
| UK
|
102
| 300
| Matthew 4
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4402
| Oxford
| UK
|
103
| 200
| Matthew 13-14
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4403
| Oxford
| UK
|
104
| 150
| Matthew 21
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4404
| Oxford
| UK
|
105
| 500
| Matthew 27-28
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4406
| Oxford
| UK
|
106
| 250
| John 1
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4445
| Oxford
| UK
|
107
| 250
| John 17
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4446
| Oxford
| UK
|
108
| 250
| John 17/18
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4447
| Oxford
| UK
|
109
| 250
| John 21
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4448
| Oxford
| UK
|
110
| 300
| Matthew 10:13-15,25-27
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4494
| Oxford
| UK
|
111
| 250
| Luke 17
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4495
| Oxford
| UK
|
112
| 450
| Acts 26-27
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4496
| Oxford
| UK
|
113
| 250
| Romans 2
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4497
| Oxford
| UK
|
114
| 250
| Hebrews 1
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4498
| Oxford
| UK
|
115
| 300
| Revelation 2-3,5-6,8-15
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4499
| Oxford
| UK
|
116
| 600
| Hebrews 2-3
| Austrian National Library
| P. Vindob. G 42417
| Vienna
| Austria
|
117
| 400
| 2 Corinthians 7
| State Museum
| Inv. 1002
| Hamburg
| Germany
|
118
| 250
| Romans 15-16
| Institut für Altertumskunde University of Cologne
| Inv. 10311
| Cologne
| Germany
|
119
| 250
| John 1
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4803[]
| Oxford
| UK
|
120
| 350
| John 1
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4804<v>
| Oxford
| UK
|
121
| 250
| John 19
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4805[]
| Oxford
| UK
|
122
| 400
| John 21
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4806[]
| Oxford
| UK
|
123[]
| 350
| 1 Corinthians 14-15
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4844
| Oxford
| UK
|
124[]
| 550
| 2 Corinthians 11
| Ashmolean Museum
| P. Oxy. 4845
| Oxford
| UK
|
Distribution based on content
Distribution of Papyri Witness for each New Testament book
NT Book
| Total
| Early
| NT Book
| Total
| Early
|
Matthew | 23 | 11
| 1 Timothy | 0 | 0
|
Mark | 3 | 1
| 2 Timothy | 0 | 0
|
Luke | 10 | 6
| Titus | 2 | 1
|
John | 30 | 19
| Philemon | 2 | 1
|
Acts | 14 | 7
| Hebrews | 8 | 4
|
Romans | 10 | 5
| James | 6 | 4
|
1 Corinthians | 8 | 3
| 1 Peter | 3 | 1
|
2 Corinthians | 4 | 2
| 2 Peter | 2 | 1
|
Galatians | 2 | 1
| 1 John | 2 | 1
|
Ephesians | 3 | 3
| 2 John | 1 | 0
|
Philippians | 3 | 2
| 3 John | 1 | 0
|
Colossians | 2 | 1
| Jude | 3 | 2
|
1 Thessalonians | 4 | 3
| Revelation | 7 | 4
|
2 Thessalonians | 2 | 2
|
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Not all of the manuscripts are simply New Testament texts:
59,
60,
63,
80 are texts with commentaries,
2,
3, and
44 are lectionaries,
50,
55,
78 are talismans,
42;
10,
12,
43,
62,
99 belong to other miscellaneous texts, such as writing scraps, glossaries, or songs.[6]
Every papyrus is cited in Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
List of all registered New Testament papyri
- The P-numbers are the standard system of Gregory-Aland.
- Dates are estimated to the nearest 50 year increment.
- Content is given to the nearest chapter; verses are not listed. Thus, many of the papyri are small fragments, not whole chapters. For instance, 𝔓52 contains 8 verses out of the 40 verses in John chapter 18.
Note: "Early" manuscripts are manuscripts from the fourth century or earlier. Roughly half of the papyri are "early". Some manuscripts contain content from more than one New Testament book, so the numbers above do not directly correspond to the total number of manuscripts.<ref>NOT Aland 1996, p. 85</ref>
See also
- Lists
- Other articles
Notes
References
- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" INTF, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008
- Nestle-Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Druck: 1996, p. 57-63, 684-689
- Seid, Timothy. "A Table of Greek Manuscripts". Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts. Retrieved June 22, 2007.
- Waltz, Robert. "New Testament Manuscripts: Papyri". A Site Inspired By: The Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism. Retrieved on June 22, 2007.
- Willker, Wieland. "Complete List of Greek NT Papyri" Last Update: 9 June 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
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