Papyrus 39 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓³⁹, 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 ...

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. It is a

papyrus Papyrus ( ) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, '' Cyperus papyrus'', a wetland sedge. ''Papyrus'' (plural: ''papyri'') can also refer to a ...

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 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 8:14-22. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the 3rd century. Written by professional scribe, in 25 lines per page, in large, beautiful letters. It has numbered pages. Don Barker proposes a wider and earlier range of dates for Papyrus 39, along with

Uncial 0232 Uncial 0232 (in the Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland, Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek language, Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. The manuscript Palaeography, palaeographically has been assigned to the 5th or 6th century. It con ...

Papyrus 88 Papyrus 88 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓88, is a single leaf from an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Mark. The surviving texts of Mark are verses 2:1-26. The manuscript ...

and

Uncial 0206 Uncial 0206 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been dated to the 4th century. Description The ...

; and states that all four could be dated as early as the late second century or as late as the end of the fourth century. The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the

Alexandrian text-type In textual criticism of the New Testament, the Alexandrian text-type is one of the main text types. It is the text type favored by the majority of modern textual critics and it is the basis for most modern (after 1900) Bible translations. Over 5,8 ...

(proto-Alexandrian). Aland placed it in Category I. 𝔓³⁹ shows agreement with Vaticanus and 𝔓⁷⁵. There are no singular readings.

Guglielmo Cavallo Guglielmo Cavallo (born 18 August 1938 in Carovigno) is an Italian palaeographer, Emeritus Professor of the Sapienza University of Rome. Life Cavallo graduated from the University of Bari in 1961, with Carlo Ferdinando Russo; shortly after, he ...

published its facsimile in 1967.G. Cavallo, Ricerche sulla maiuscola biblica (1967), pl. 27. The manuscript now resides in the

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and is featured at the

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in Washington, D.C.

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* Robert B. Waltz
'NT Manuscripts: Papyri, Papyri 𝔓³⁹.'

Sotheby's
{{DEFAULTSORT:Papyrus 0039 New Testament papyri 3rd-century biblical manuscripts Early Greek manuscripts of the New Testament Gospel of John papyri

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