Papyrus 91 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designed by 𝔓⁹¹, is an early copy of the

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. It is a

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of the

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. The surviving texts of Acts are verses 2:30-37; 2:46-3:2. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the middle of the 3rd century.Philip W. Comfort, ''Encountering the Manuscripts. An Introduction to New Testament Paleography & Textual Criticism'', Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005, p. 74.

Text

The Greek text of this manuscript is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type, Comfort ascribed it as proto-Alexandrian, though the extant portion is too fragmentary for certainty. It has not been placed yet in Aland's Categories of New Testament manuscripts.

Location

The larger portion of 𝔓⁹¹ is housed at the ''Instituto di Papyrologia'' (P. Mil. Vofl. Inv. 1224) at the Universita Degli Studi di Milano. The smaller portion is housed at the ''Ancient History Documentary Research Centre'' at Macquarie University (Inv. 360) in Sydney.

Textual Variants

* 2:31: omits (of the Christ/Messiah ( being a

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)). * 2:32: According to the reconstruction of Philip Comfort and David Barrett, omits (are). * 2:33: The scribe misspells (you hear) as (he heard) due to and being pronounced similarly when spoken. * 2:36: The scribe misspells (Israel) as . * 2:36: (and) is omitted from after (because/that). * 2:36: Swaps (Master him and Christ/Messiah (

)) to ] (Christ/Messiah him and Master (

)) * 2:46: The scribe misspells (they were sharing) as (they are sharing). * 2:46: The scribe misspells (simplicity) through

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as .

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