Papyrus 11 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓
11, is a copy of a 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
First Epistle to the Corinthians. It contains fragments 1 Corinthians 1:17-22; 2:9-12.14; 3:1-3,5-6; 4:3; 5:5-5.7-8; 6:5-9.11-18; 7:3-6.10-11.12-14. Only some portions of the codex can be read.
The manuscript
palaeographically had been assigned to the 7th century.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the
Alexandrian text-type.
Aland placed it in
Category II.
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, 181
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, 629
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, 630
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, 1739
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, 1877, 1881, 1962, it vg, cop, arm, eth; other manuscripts have reading τη νηστεια και τη προσευχη (''fasting
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and prayer'') or τη προσευχη και νηστεια (''prayer and fasting'').
The manuscript was discovered by Tischendorf Tischendorf is a German surname
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in 1862.
It is currently housed at the Russian National Library
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(Gr. 258A) in Saint-Petersburg.
See also
* 1 Corinthians 1- 7
* 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 ...
* Papyrus 14
Papyrus 14 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 1036 (in the Soden's numbering), signed by 𝔓14, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript written in form of codex. The manuscript palaeographically has been a ...
References
Further reading
* K. Aland, ''Neutestamentliche Papyri'' NTS 3 (1957), pp. 267–278.
* A. H. Salonius
''Die griechischen Handschriftenfragmente des Neuen Testaments in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin''
ZNW 26 (1927), pp. 97–119.
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External links
Digital image of P11
at CSNTM
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New Testament papyri
7th-century biblical manuscripts
National Library of Russia collection
First Epistle to the Corinthians papyri