Papyrus 60 (in the Gregory- Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓⁶⁰, 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 ...

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. It is a

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of the

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, it contains John 16:29-19:26. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the sixth or seventh 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 ...

. Aland placed it in Category III. It is currently housed at

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(P. Colt 4) in

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