Papyrus 54 (in the Gregory- Aland numbering), designated by

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𝔓⁵⁴, is an early copy of the

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. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 5th century (or 6th century). It is a

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of the

Epistle of James The Epistle of James). is a general epistle and one of the 21 epistles ( didactic letters) in the New Testament. James 1:1 identifies the author as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" who is writing to "the twelve tribes ...

, it contains only fragments of James 2:16-18.22-26; 3:2-4. The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the

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. Aland placed it, with some hesitation, in Category III (possibly II). It is currently housed at the

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(P. Princ. 15; earlier Garrett Depots 7742) in

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* Robert B. Waltz

GA Papyrus 54

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