Papyrus 119
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Papyrus 119 designated by 
119, is an early copy of the New Testament
in Greek
. It is a papyrus
manuscript
of the Gospel of John
. The surviving texts of John are verses 1:21-28,38-44, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript paleographically
has been assigned to the early 3rd century (INTF
).
The text is written in one column per page, 16 lines per page (40 reconstructed).
Location
The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Ashmolean Museum
at Oxford
with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4803.
119, is an early copy of the New TestamentNew Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. It is a papyrus
Papyrus
Papyrus is a thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt....
manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the Gospel of John
Gospel of John
The Gospel According to John , commonly referred to as the Gospel of John or simply John, and often referred to in New Testament scholarship as the Fourth Gospel, is an account of the public ministry of Jesus...
. The surviving texts of John are verses 1:21-28,38-44, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript paleographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
has been assigned to the early 3rd century (INTF
Institute for New Testament Textual Research
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...
).
The text is written in one column per page, 16 lines per page (40 reconstructed).
Location
The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Ashmolean Museum
Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is the world's first university museum...
at Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4803.
Further reading
- R. Hatzilambrou, P. J. Parsons, J. Chapa, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXI (London: 2007), pp. 2–6.
Images
- P. Oxy. LXIV 4803 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
Official registration
- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of MünsterUniversity of MünsterThe University of Münster is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The WWU is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities...
. Retrieved April 9, 2008 - Bible Papyrus p119 at the Literal Translation of the Original Greek New Testament