Papyrus 25 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓
25, is an early 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
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Greece
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. It is a
papyrus
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manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...
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 ...
, it contains only Matthew 18:32-34; 19:1-3.5-7.9-10.
The manuscript
paleographically had been assigned to the early 4th century.
The Greek text of this codex is unclassifiable because of the
Diatessaric character of text (like
Dura Parchment 24
Dura Parchment 24, designated as Uncial 0212 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. The manuscript has been assigned to the 3rd century, palaeographically, though an earlier date cannot be excluded. ...
(Uncial 0212).
Aland did not place it in any of
Categories of New Testament manuscripts
New Testament manuscripts in Greek are categorized into five groups, according to a scheme introduced in 1981 by Kurt and Barbara Aland in ''The Text of the New Testament''. The categories are based on how each manuscript relates to the vari ...
.
It is currently housed at the
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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(Inv. no. 16388) in
Berlin
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.
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 ...
* Matthew 18
Chapter 18 of the Gospel of Matthew contains the fourth of the five Discourses of Matthew, also called the ''Discourse on the Church'' or the ''ecclesiastical discourse''. It compares "the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven" to a child, and also i ...
, 19
References
Further reading
* Otto Stegmüller, ''Ein Bruchstück aus dem griechischen Diatessaron'', ZNW 37 (1938), pp. 223–229.
External links
P25 images at the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts
New Testament papyri
4th-century biblical manuscripts
Papyri of the Berlin State Museums
Gospel of Matthew papyri
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