Papyrus 36
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Papyrus 36 designated by siglum 
36, is a copy of the New Testament
in Greek
. It is a papyrus
manuscript
of the Gospel of John
, it contains only John 3:14-18.31-32.34-35. The manuscript palaeographically
has been assigned to the 6th century.
The Greek text of this codex is an eclectic. Aland
placed it in Category III.
The manuscript was examined by Pistelli
, Carlini, and Horseley.
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library
(PSI 3) in Florence
.
36, is a 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...
, it contains only John 3:14-18.31-32.34-35. 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 6th century.
The Greek text of this codex is an eclectic. 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.
The manuscript was examined by 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 :...
, Carlini, and Horseley.
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library
Laurentian Library
The Laurentian Library is a historical library in Florence, Italy, containing a repository of more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books...
(PSI 3) in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
.
Further reading
- E. PistelliErmenegildo PistelliErmenegildo 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 :...
, Papiri greci e latini della Società Italiana I (Florence 1912), pp. 5-6. - A. Carlini, Riesame di due frammenti fiorentini del vangelo di Giovanni, AP 22/23 (1974), pp. 219-222.
- A. Carlini, Papiri litterari greci 28 (Pisa, 1978), pp. 193-199.
- G. H. R. Horsley, Scribal Carelessness in P36?, in: New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity, 3 (Macquarie University, 1983), pp. 100-101.