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Papyrus 118, designated by (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a copy of a small part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the
Institut für Altertumskunde
of the University of Cologne at Cologne, with the shelf number (Inv. No. 10311).
Papyrus 118
at 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
"Continuation of the Manuscript List"
Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Papyrus 0118 New Testament papyri 3rd-century biblical manuscripts Early Greek manuscripts of the New Testament Epistle to the Romans papyri
Papyrus 118, designated by (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a copy of a small part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle to the Romans is the sixth book in the New Testament, and the longest of the thirteen Pauline epistles. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by Paul the Apostle to explain that salvation is offered through the gospel of J ...
. 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
Palaeography ( UK) or paleography ( US; ultimately from grc-gre, , ''palaiós'', "old", and , ''gráphein'', "to write") is the study of historic writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts, including the analysi ...
), the manuscript has been dated by the INTF
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research (german: Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung — INTF) at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is to research the textual history of the New Testament and to reconstruct its G ...
to the 3rd century CE.
; Text
The Greek text of this codex
The codex (plural codices ) was the historical ancestor of the modern book. Instead of being composed of sheets of paper, it used sheets of vellum, papyrus, or other materials. The term ''codex'' is often used for ancient manuscript books, with ...
is too small to determine its textual character.
; Location
The codex is currently housed at thInstitut für Altertumskunde
of the University of Cologne at Cologne, with the shelf number (Inv. No. 10311).
See also
* List of New Testament papyri *Epistle to the Romans
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: chapter 15
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References
Further reading
* G. Schenke, ''Kölner Papyri'' 10 (2003), pp. 33–37.Images
Papyrus 118
at 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. Retrieved April 9, 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Papyrus 0118 New Testament papyri 3rd-century biblical manuscripts Early Greek manuscripts of the New Testament Epistle to the Romans papyri