Papyrus 83 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓
83, 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 Christ ...
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 for ...
. The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 20:23-25,30-31; 23:39-24:1,6. The manuscript
paleographically has been assigned to the 6th century. It is among only very few New Testament texts on papyrus recovered outside Egypt (in this case from Khirbet Mird in the Judean desert).
; Text
The Greek text of this codex probably is mixed.
Aland placed it in
Category III.
; Location
It is currently housed at the
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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Library (P. A. M. Khirbet Mird 16, 29).
[M.-L. Lakmann, ‘Neutestamentliche Texte aus Khirbet Mird. P83 und 0244’, ETL 85/4 (2009), 467–478.]
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 84
Papyrus 84 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓84, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the four Gospels. The surviving texts of Gospels are verses Mark 2:2-5,8-9; 6:30-31,33-34,36-37,39-41; John ...
References
New Testament papyri
6th-century biblical manuscripts
Gospel of Matthew papyri
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