Papyrus 23 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by đ
23, is an early copy of the
New Testament in
Greek. It is a
papyrus manuscript of the
Epistle of James, it contains only James 1:10-12,15-18. The manuscript
paleographically has been assigned to the early 3rd century.
Description
The
Nomina sacra are written fully, abbreviations are used only at the end of lines.
[B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, ''Oxyrynchus Papyri'' X, (London 1914), p. 16.] There has been noticed the occurrence of the ungrammatical αÏÎżÏÎșÎčαÏΌαÏÎżÏ found also in
Codex Sinaiticus and
Vaticanus in James 1:17.
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 ...
(or rather proto-Alexandrian).
Aland placed it in
Category I.
This manuscript displays the greatest agreement with codices
Ś A C, which represent the best text of the
Catholic epistles
The catholic epistles (also called the general epistlesEncarta-encyclopedie Winkler Prins (1993â2002) s.v. "katholieke brieven". Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum.) are seven epistles of the New Testament. Listed in order of their appearance in ...
, and then with
Codex Vaticanus and
Papyrus 74
Papyrus 74 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by đ74, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Acts of the Apostles and Catholic epistles with lacunae. The manuscript paleographically had been as ...
.
[
It is currently housed in the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois (G. P. 1229) in Urbana, Illinois.]
See also
* List of New Testament papyri
References
Further reading
* B. P. Grenfell
Bernard Pyne Grenfell FBA (16 December 1869 â 18 May 1926) was an English scientist and Egyptologist.
Life
Grenfell was the son of John Granville Grenfell FGS and Alice Grenfell. He was born in Birmingham and brought up and educated at Clift ...
& A. S. Hunt
Arthur Surridge Hunt, FBA (1 March 1871 â 18 June 1934) was an English papyrologist.
Hunt was born in Romford, Essex, England. Over the course of many years, Hunt, along with Bernard Grenfell, recovered many papyri from excavation sites in ...
''Oxyrynchus Papyri'' X
(London 1914), pp. 16â18.
* R. H. Charles, ''Revelation of St. John'', ICC, vol. II (Edinbourgh, 1920), pp. 448â450.
External links
đ23 (P.Oxy 1229) recto James 1:10-12
đ23 (P.Oxy 1229) verso James 1:15-18
P23 images at the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts
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New Testament papyri
3rd-century biblical manuscripts
Early Greek manuscripts of the New Testament
Epistle of James papyri