Papyrus 36 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by
siglum
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36, 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 Chri ...
in
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
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*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
. It is a
papyrus
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manuscript
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of the
Gospel of John
The Gospel of John ( grc, Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην, translit=Euangélion katà Iōánnēn) is the fourth of the four canonical gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "sig ...
, it contains only John 3:14-18.31-32.34-35. The manuscript
palaeographically has been assigned to the 6th century.
[
The Greek text of this codex is an eclectic. Aland placed it in Category III.]
The manuscript was examined by Pistelli, Carlini, and Horseley.
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library (PSI 3) in Florence
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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 ...
* Papyrus 35
References
Further reading
* E. Pistelli, ''Papiri greci e latini della Società Italiana I'' (Florence 1912), pp. 5–6.
* A. Carlini, ''Riesame di due frammenti fiorentini del vangelo di Giovanni'', AP 22/23 (1974), pp. 219–222.
* A. Carlini, ''Papiri litterari greci'' 28 (Pisa, 1978), pp. 193–199.
* G. H. R. Horsley, ''Scribal Carelessness in P36?'', in: ''New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity'', 3 (Macquarie University, 1983), pp. 100–101.
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New Testament papyri
6th-century biblical manuscripts
Gospel of John papyri