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Papyrus 81 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓81, is an early 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. It is a
papyrus Papyrus ( ) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, '' Cyperus papyrus'', a wetland sedge. ''Papyrus'' (plural: ''papyri'') can also refer to a ...
manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...
of the
First Epistle of Peter The First Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament. The author presents himself as Peter the Apostle. The ending of the letter includes a statement that implies that it was written from "Babylon", which is possibly a reference to Rome. T ...
. The surviving texts of 1 Peter are verses 2:20-3:1,4-12. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 4th century. ; Text The Greek text of this codex probably 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 II. ; Location It is currently housed at the Property S. Daris (№ 20) in
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.


See also

* List of New Testament papyri


References


Further reading

* S. Daris, ''Un nuovo frammento della prima lettera di Pietro,'' Papyrologica Castroctaviana. Studia et Textus 2 (Barcelona: 1967), pp. 11–37. * K. Junack and W. Grunewald, ''Das Neue Testament auf Papyrus: I Die Katholischen Briefe, Arbeiten zur neutestamentlichen Textforschung'' VI (Berlin/New York, 1986). {{DEFAULTSORT:Papyrus 0081 New Testament papyri 4th-century biblical manuscripts First Epistle of Peter papyri