Papyrus 109 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum 𝔓109, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, containing verses 21:18-20 & 21:23-25 in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript has been palaeographically assigned by the INTF to the early 3rd century CE. Papyrologist Philip Comfort dates the manuscript to the middle-late 2nd century CE.[1] The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms (P. Oxy. 4448) of the Sackler Library at Oxford.[2]
| New Testament manuscript | |
 | |
| Name | P. Oxy. 4448 |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓109 |
| Text | Gospel of John 21:18-20, 23-25 |
| Date | 3rd century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
| Now at | Sackler Library |
| Cite | W. E. H. Cockle, OP LXV (1998), pp. 19-20 |
| Size | 7.9 x 4.1 cm |
| Type | unknown |
| Category | ? |
Description
editThe original manuscript probably measured 12 cm x 24 cm, with 26 lines per page. The handwriting script is representative of the Reformed Documentary style.[3] The text is too small to determine its textual character.[1]
John 21:18 (1)
John 21:18 (2)
- αποισουσιν σε : 𝔓109 𝔓59 א2 D W 1 33 565 pc syh(mg) pbo,
- οισει : A B C*(vid) Θ Ψ ƒ13 lat sys, p, h
- ποιησουσιν σοι οσα: א*
- επογουσιν σε : D*
- απαγουσιν σε : D1
- οισουσιν σε : C2
John 21:23
John 21:25
Transcription
editJohn 21:18-20. 23-25
- 18 [λες οταν δε γηρασης εκτε]ν̣ε̣ι[ς
- τας χειρας σου κ]αι αλλοι
- [αποι]ο̣υσιν̣ σ̣ε̣
- [οπου ου θελεις 19 τ]ουτο̣ δ̣ε
- [ειπεν σημαινων ποιω] θ̣α̣
- [νατω δοξασει τον θν και]
- [τουτο ειπων λεγει αυ]τ̣ω̣ ακο
- [λουθει μοι 20 επιστραφ]ε̣ι̣ς̣ ο̣
- [πετρος βλεπει τον] μ̣αθ̣η̣
- 23 μ[ε]νε̣[ιν εως ερχομαι τι]
- προς σ̣[ε 24 ουτος εστιν ο μα]
- θητης [ο και μαρτυρων πε]
- ρι τουτ̣[ων και ο γραψας]
- τ̣α̣υ̣[τα και οιδαμεν οτι]
- [αληθης αυτου η μαρτυρια]
- ε̣σ[τιν 25 εστιν δε και αλλα]
- πολ̣λ̣[α α εποιησεν ο ιης̅ α]
- τινα̣ [εαν γραφηται καθ εν]
- ο̣υ̣δ̣ [αυτον οιμαι τον κοσμον]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Philip W. Comfort, Encountering the Manuscripts. An Introduction to New Testament Paleography & Textual Criticism, Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005, p. 76.
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ Comfort, P. W., & Barrett, D. P. (2001). The text of the earliest New Testament Greek manuscripts, p. 653
- ^ Taken from NA27 Edition Apparatus and http://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/nt-transcripts Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
edit- W. E. H. Cockle, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXV (London: 1998), pp. 19–20.
- Comfort, Philip W.; David P. Barrett (2001). The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers. pp. 653–655. ISBN 978-0-8423-5265-9.
External links
editImages
edit- P.Oxy.LXIV 4448 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
- Image from 𝔓109 recto, John 21:18-20
- Image from 𝔓109 verso, John 21:23-25
Official registration
edit- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008