Papyrus 14
Encyclopedia
Papyrus 14 α 1036 (in the Soden's numbering), signed by 
14, is an early copy of the New Testament
in Greek
. It is a papyrus
manuscript
written in form of codex. The manuscript palaeographically
has been assigned to the 5th century.
(1:25-27; 2:6-8; 3:8-10.20). The manuscript is written in 1 column per page.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
. Aland
placed it in Category II.
It was discovered in the monastery of St. Catherine on Mt. Sinai by J. Rendel Harris
, who published its text in 1890. It was also examined by Schofield.
The manuscript currently is housed at the Saint Catherine's Monastery
(Harris 14) in Sinai
.
14, 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...
written in form of codex. The manuscript palaeographically
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 5th century.
Description
The manuscript contains the text of the First Epistle to the CorinthiansFirst Epistle to the Corinthians
The first epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as First Corinthians , is the seventh book of the New Testament of the Bible...
(1:25-27; 2:6-8; 3:8-10.20). The manuscript is written in 1 column per page.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
Alexandrian text-type
The Alexandrian text-type , associated with Alexandria, is one of several text-types used in New Testament textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of biblical manuscripts...
. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it in Category II.
It was discovered in the monastery of St. Catherine on Mt. Sinai by J. Rendel Harris
J. Rendel Harris
James Rendel Harris was an English biblical scholar and curator of manuscripts, who was instrumental in bringing back to light many Syriac Scriptures and other early documents...
, who published its text in 1890. It was also examined by Schofield.
The manuscript currently is housed at the Saint Catherine's Monastery
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
Saint Catherine's Monastery lies on the Sinai Peninsula, at the mouth of a gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai in the city of Saint Catherine in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate. The monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
(Harris 14) in Sinai
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai , also known as Mount Horeb, Mount Musa, Gabal Musa , Jabal Musa meaning "Moses' Mountain", is a mountain near Saint Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. A mountain called Mount Sinai is mentioned many times in the Book of Exodus in the Torah and the Bible as well as the Quran...
.
Further reading
- James Rendel Harris, Biblical fragments from Mount Sinai I, (London 1890), pp. 54-56.