Papyrus 101 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓101, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew. The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 3:10-12; 3:16-4:3, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 3rd century.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
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| Name | P. Oxy. 4401 |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓101 |
| Text | Gospel of Matthew 3:10-12; 3:16-4:3 |
| Date | 3rd century AD |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
| Now at | Sackler Library |
| Cite | J. David Thomas, OP LXIV (1997), pp. 2-4. |
| Size | 19 x 7.5 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
- Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type.
- Location
The manuscript is currently housed at the Sackler Library (Papyrology Rooms, P. Oxy. 4401) at Oxford.[1]
Textual Variants edit
- 3:10: εις (into) becomes προς (towards).
- 3:11: omits οπισω μου (after me).
- 3:11: βαστασαι (to bear) is changed to λυσαι (to untie). The missing space on the line above could also include κυφας (bending down), therefore almost conforming the text to the same as Mark 1:7.
- 3:16: ωσαι (as if it were) becomes ως (like).
- 3:16: και (and) is omitted from after περιστεραν (dove).
- 3:17: ευδοκησα (well pleased) becomes ηυδοκησα, a variant spelling.
- 4:2: ημερας τεσσερακοντα και νυκτας τεσσερακοντα (days forty and nights forty) becomes μ ημερας και μ νυκτας (forty days and forty nights (the numeral μ representing "forty")).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
Further reading edit
- J. David Thomas, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXIV (London: 1997), pp. 2–4.
- Comfort, Philip W.; David P. Barrett (2001). The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers. pp. 636–638. ISBN 978-0-8423-5265-9.
External links edit
Images edit
- P.Oxy.LXIV 4401 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
- 𝔓101 recto 3:10-12
- 𝔓101 verso 3:16-4:3
Official registration edit
- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008