Papyrus 2
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Papyrus 2 is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus
fragment of a copy of the Gospel of John
dating to the sixth century. It is currently housed at the Egyptian Museum, Florence (Inv. no. 7134). There is a portion of Luke
7:22-26.50 in Coptic
on the reverse of the fragment.
The fragment appears to be from a lectionary
. The text type is a mixed. Aland
placed it in Category III.
Name of city ιεροσολυμα (Jerusalem) is given in variation ιερου[σο]λ̣υ̣[μα].
Ermenegildo Pistelli
dated the manuscript to the 5th or 6th century; Ernst von Dobschütz
to the 6th or 7th century.
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....
fragment of a copy 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...
dating to the sixth century. It is currently housed at the Egyptian Museum, Florence (Inv. no. 7134). There is a portion of Luke
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...
7:22-26.50 in Coptic
Coptic language
Coptic or Coptic Egyptian is the current stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century. Egyptian began to be written using the Greek alphabet in the 1st century...
on the reverse of the fragment.
The fragment appears to be from a lectionary
Lectionary
A Lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion.-History:...
. The text type is a mixed. 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 III.
Name of city ιεροσολυμα (Jerusalem) is given in variation ιερου[σο]λ̣υ̣[μα].
Ermenegildo Pistelli
Ermenegildo Pistelli
Ermenegildo Pistelli, , born in Florence, Italian papyrologist and palaeographer.Pistelli finished his philological studies in Florence.He examined numerous manuscripts found in Oxyrhynchus, e.g. Papyrus 2, 35, 36, Uncial 0171.- Works :...
dated the manuscript to the 5th or 6th century; Ernst von Dobschütz
Ernst von Dobschütz
Ernst Adolf Alfred Oskar Adalbert von Dobschütz was a German theologian, textual critic, author of numerous books and professor at the University of Halle, the University of Breslau, and the University of Strasbourg...
to the 6th or 7th century.
See also
- List of New Testament papyri
- New Testament papyrus
- Coptic versions of the BibleCoptic versions of the BibleThere have been many Coptic versions of the Bible, including some of the earliest translations into any language. Several different versions were made in the ancient world, with different editions of the Old and New Testament in all four of the major dialects of Coptic: Bohairic , Fayyumic, Sahidic...
External links
- Kurt Aland and Barbara AlandBarbara AlandBarbara Aland, née Ehlers is a German theologian and was a Professor of New Testament Research and Church History at Westphalian Wilhelms-University of Münster until 2002.- Biography :...
. The text of the New Testament: an introduction to the critical editions and to the theory and practice of modern textual criticism. Second edition. Translated by Erroll F Rhodes. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1989. - New Testament Transcripts