Papyrus 87 (in the
Gregory-
Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓
87, is an early
New Testament papyrus. It is the earliest known manuscript of the
Epistle to Philemon
The Epistle to Philemon is one of the books of the Christian New Testament. It is a prison letter, co-authored by Paul the Apostle with Timothy, to Philemon, a leader in the Colossian church. It deals with the themes of forgiveness and recon ...
. The surviving texts of Philemon are verses 13–15, 24–25.
The manuscript
paleographically has been assigned to the early 3rd century (or late 2nd century).
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the
Alexandrian text-type (or proto-Alexandrian).
Aland ascribed it as "Normal text", and placed it in
Category I.
It is currently housed at the
University of Cologne
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(P. Col. theol. 12) in
Cologne
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.
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 ...
References
Further reading
* C. Römer, ''Kölner Papyri 4'', Papyrologica Colonensia 7 (Cologne: 1984), pp. 28–31.
* K. Wachtel, K. Witte, ''Das Neue Testament auf Papyrus II, Die Paulinischen Briefe'', Teil II, Berlin 1994, S. LXIII-IV, P. 87.
*
External links
at the ''Kölner Papyrus-sammlung''
GA Papyrus 87
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 to Philemon papyri