Papyrus 114, designated by (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a copy of the

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. It is a

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of the

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, containing verses 1:7-12 in a fragmentary condition. Using the study of comparative writing styles (

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), the manuscript has been dated by the

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to the 3rd century CE. Papyrologist Philip Comfort dates the manuscript to Middle-Late 3rd century CE. The manuscript is currently housed in the Papyrology Rooms (P. Oxy. 4498) of the

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Description

The original manuscript would've been around 15cm x 25cm, with 27 lines per page. There is no extant writing on the opposite side, and so was either blank or contained the Title. The Greek text of this codex is too small to determine its textual character. The handwriting script is representative of the Reformed Documentary style.P. Comfort and D. Barrett, ''The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts'', pp 662

Textual VariantsTaken from NA27 Apparatus and http://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/nt-transcripts

1:9 : � σου ο (''God, your God'') : : ο ο σου (''God, your God'') : A B Majority of manuscripts 1:12 : ''ως ιματιον'' ::incl. : A B 1739 vg ::omit. : D Ψ 0243 0278 33 1881 K L P Majority of manuscripts lat sy sa bo; Ath.

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Images

P.Oxy.LXIV 4498
from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
Image from 𝔓¹¹⁴ recto, fragment of Hebrews 1:7-12

Official registration

"Continuation of the Manuscript List"
Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Papyrus 0114 New Testament papyri 3rd-century biblical manuscripts Early Greek manuscripts of the New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews papyri