Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 210 (P. Oxy. 210 or P. Oxy. II 210) is an early
Christian fragment, written in
Greek
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. It was discovered in
Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on
papyrus
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in the form of a codex. It is dated to the third century. Currently it is housed in the
Cambridge University Library
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(4048) in
Cambridge
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.
[P. Oxy. 210]
at the Oxyrhynchus Online
Description
The document was written by an unknown author. The measurements of the fragment are 173 by 85 mm. The text is related to
Matthew 7:17-19 and
Luke 6:43-44 (
a tree is known by its fruits).
Probably the fragment is from a
non-canonical Gospel. It is not usually included in compendia of
New Testament apocrypha
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(although it appears in Dieter Lührmann's and Egbert Schlab's ''Fragmente Apokryph gewordener Evangelien in griechischer und lateinischer Sprache'').
[Andrew E. Bernhard]
''Other Early Christian Gospels: A Critical Edition of the Surviving Greek Manuscripts''
Journal of Theological Studies
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, Volume 58, Issue 2, pp. 687-689.
It was discovered by
Grenfell and
Hunt
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in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899.
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See also
* Oxyrhynchus Papyri
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a group of manuscripts discovered during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by papyrologists Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt at an ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus in Egypt (, mo ...
* Oxyrhynchus Gospels
The Oxyrhynchus Gospels are two fragmentary manuscripts discovered among the rich finds of discarded papyri at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. They throw light on early non-canonical Gospel traditions.
Oxyrhynchus 840
Oxyrhynchus 840 (P. Oxy. V 840), foun ...
* Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 209
* Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 211
References
External links
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210
Year 210 ( CCX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Faustinus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 963 '' Ab urbe condit ...
3rd-century manuscripts
Manuscripts in Cambridge
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