Papyrus 59
| Papyrus 59 | |
|---|---|
| text | John 1-2; 11-12; 17-18; 21 † |
| language | Greek |
| date | 7th century |
| Found | Nitzana (Nessana), Palestine |
| Storage location | The Morgan Library & Museum |
| source | L. Casson, EL Hettich, Excavations at Nessana II, Literary Papyri (Princeton: 1946), pp. 79-122. |
| Type | mixed |
| category | III |
Papyrus 59 (named after Gregory-Aland with Sigel 59 ) is an early Greek copy of the New Testament . This papyrus manuscript contains some verses from the Gospel of John . It was dated to the 7th century by means of paleography .
text
The fragments contain the text of John 1,26,28,48,51; 2.15-16; 11.40-52; 12.25.29.31.35; 17.24-26; 18.1-2.16-17.22; 21.7.12-13.15.17-20.23.
The Greek text of the code is mixed. Aland placed him in Category III .
The manuscript previously belonged to the Colt Archaeological Institute and is currently housed in The Morgan Library & Museum under the call number P. Colt 3 in New York City .
See also
literature
- Kurt Aland : Concise List of the Greek Manuscripts of the New Testament - in connection with Michael Welte, edited. by Kurt Aland. de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1994, 2nd revised and supplemented edition, ISBN 3-11-011986-2 , (Work on New Testament Text Research Vol. 1).
- L. Casson, and EL Hettich, Excavations at Nessana II, Literary Papyri (Princeton: 1946), pp. 79-93.
Remarks
- ↑ a b c d Kurt and Barbara Aland : The text of the New Testament. Introduction to the scientific editions as well as the theory and practice of modern textual criticism . German Bible Society, Stuttgart 1989, p. 109. ISBN 3-438-06011-6