Papyrus 54
| New Testament manuscript | |
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| Name | P. Princeton |
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| Text | Epistle of James 2; 3 † |
| Date | 5th / 6th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Princeton University Library |
| Cite | E. H. Kase, Papyrus in the Princeton University Collections II (Princeton: 1936), pp. 1-3. |
| Size | 8.7 x 6.5 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | III/II |
Papyrus 54 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum 𝔓54, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 5th century (or 6th century).
It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle of James, it contains only fragments of James 2:16-18.22-26; 3:2-4.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it, with some hesitation, in Category III (possibly II).[1]
It is currently housed at the Princeton University Library (P. Princ. 15; earlier Garrett Depots 7742) in Princeton, New Jersey.[1][2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
Further reading[edit]
- Edward Harris Kase, Papyrus in the Princeton University Collections II (Princeton: 1936), pp. 1–3.
Images[edit]
- Image of 𝔓54 folio 1 recto
- Image of 𝔓54 folio 1 verso
- 𝔓54 at the Princeton University Library Papyrus
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Papyrus 54.
- Robert B. Waltz. 'NT Manuscripts: Papyri, Papyri 𝔓54
- GA Papyrus 54. Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts
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