Papyrus 116

Papyrus 116

New Testament manuscript
Name	P. Vindob. G 42417
Sign	${\mathfrak {P}}$116
Text	Epistle to the Hebrews 2:9-11; 3:3-6
Date	6th century
Script	Greek
Now at	Austrian National Library
Cite	A. Papathomas, A new testimony to the Letter to the Hebrews Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 1 (2000), pp. 18-23
Size	[31] x [18] cm
Type	(?)
Category	none

Papyrus 116 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by ${\mathfrak {P}}$¹¹⁶, is a copy of part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Letter to the Hebrews. The surviving text of Hebrews are verses 2:9-11; 3:3-6. They are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned by the INTF to the 6th century (or 7th century).

The text of the codex was edited by A. Papathomas in 2000.

Text

The Greek text of this codex is too small to determine its textual character.

Location

The codex currently is housed at the Austrian National Library (Pap. G. 42417) at Vienna. The fragments are also commonly referred to as P. Vindob. G 42417.

As of June 2017, Martin Shkreli bought the fragments for an unknown price.

See also

• List of New Testament papyri
• Epistle to the Hebrews: chapter 2 and 3

Further reading

• A. Papathomas, A new testimony to the Letter to the Hebrews Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 1 (2000), pp. 18–23.

Images

• Image from ${\mathfrak {P}}$¹¹⁶ recto, fragment of Hebrews 2:9-11
• Image from ${\mathfrak {P}}$¹¹⁶ verso, fragment of Hebrews 3:3-6

External links

• "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008