Papyrus 105 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓¹⁰⁵, is a copy of the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

in Greek. It is a

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of the

Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew), or simply Matthew. It is most commonly abbreviated as "Matt." is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells how Israel's Messiah, Jesus, comes to his people and for ...

. The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 27:62- 64; 28:2- 5, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript has been paleographically estimated to date back to the 5th or 6th century CE.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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Location

The manuscript is currently housed at the

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(Papyrology Rooms, P. Oxy. 4406) at

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References

External links

Images

P.Oxy.LXIV 4406
from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
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Official registration

"Continuation of the Manuscript List"
Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008 New Testament papyri 5th-century biblical manuscripts Gospel of Matthew papyri {{papyrus-stub