Papyrus 44 (in
Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by
𝔓44, 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 Chri ...
in
Greek
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. It is a
papyrus
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manuscript
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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 form ...
and
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 Matt. 17:1-3.6-7; 18:15-17.19; 25:8-10 and John 10:8-14. Fragments 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 ...
formerly known as Papyrus 44b (containing verses 9:3-4; 12:16-18) have been reclassified as
Papyrus 128
Papyrus 128 (in the Biblical manuscript#Gregory–Aland, Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by , is a copy of a small part of the New Testament in Greek language, Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, containing verses 9:3-4; ...
. The manuscript
paleographically has been assigned to the 6th or 7th century.
[
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.]Metropolitan Museum of Art
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(Inv. 14. 1. 527) in New York.[ ]
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 ...
References
Further reading
* W. E. Crum, H. G. Evelyn-White, ''The Monastery of Epiphanius at Thebes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Egyptian Expedition Publications'' IV, (New York, 1926), pp. 120–121. (transcription and collation).
* Ellwood M. Schofield, ''The Papyrus Fragments of the Greek New Testament'', Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1936, pp. 296–301.
External links
Papyrus 44
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...
, accession number 14.1.527
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New Testament papyri
6th-century biblical manuscripts
Gospel of Matthew papyri
Gospel of John papyri
7th-century biblical manuscripts
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