Papyrus 118, designated by (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a copy of a small part of the
New Testament
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in
Greek
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. It is a
papyrus
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manuscript
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of the
Epistle to the Romans. The surviving text of Romans is verses 15:26-27,32-33; 16:1,4-7,11-12. The manuscript is in a fragmentary condition. Using the study of comparative writing styles (
paleography), the manuscript has been dated by the
INTF to the 3rd century CE.
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; Text
The Greek text of this
codex is too small to determine its textual character.
; Location
The codex is currently housed at th
Institut für Altertumskundeof the
University of Cologne
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at
Cologne
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, with the shelf number (Inv. No. 10311).
See also
*
List of New Testament papyri
A New Testament papyrus is a copy of a portion of the New Testament made on papyrus. To date, over 140 such papyri are known. In general, they are considered the earliest witnesses to the original text of the New Testament.
This elite status amo ...
*
Epistle to the Romans:
chapter 15 and 16
References
Further reading
* G. Schenke, ''Kölner Papyri'' 10 (2003), pp. 33–37.
Images
Papyrus 118at the ''Kölner Papyrus-sammlung''
Image from 𝔓118 recto, fragment of Romans 15:26-27,32-33
Image from 𝔓118 verso, fragment of Romans 16:1,4-7,11-12
External links
"Continuation of the Manuscript List"Institute for New Testament Textual Research,
University of Münster
The University of Münster (german: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of stud ...
. Retrieved April 9, 2008
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New Testament papyri
3rd-century biblical manuscripts
Early Greek manuscripts of the New Testament
Epistle to the Romans papyri