Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 208 + 1781
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Papyrus 5 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum 𝔓5, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John dating palaeographically to the early 3rd century.[1] The papyrus is housed in the British Library. It has survived in a very fragmentary condition.
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New Testament manuscript | |
Name | P. Oxy. 208 |
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Text | John 1; 16; 20 † |
Date | ~250 |
Script | Greek |
Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
Now at | British Library |
Cite | Grenfell & Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri II, 1899, pp. 1 ff; XV, pp. 8-12. |
Size | 12.5 cm by 25 cm |
Type | Western text-type |
Category | I |
Hand | documentary hand |
Note | close to Codex Sinaiticus |
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The text of the manuscript was reconstructed several times. Textually it is very close to Codex Sinaiticus, but with some exceptions.