Papyrus 87
| New Testament manuscript | |
 Papyrus 87, recto | |
| Sign | 87 |
|---|---|
| Text | Philemon 13-15, 24-25 |
| Date | ca. 250 |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Institut für Altertumskunde, University of Cologne |
| Cite | C. Römer, Kölner Papyri 4, Papyrologica Colonensia 7 (Cologne: 1984), pp. 28-31 |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | I |
Papyrus 87 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 87, is an early New Testament papyrus. It is the earliest known manuscript of the Epistle to Philemon. The surviving texts of Philemon are verses 13-15, 24-25.
The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the early 3rd century (or late 2nd century).
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type (or proto-Alexandrian). Aland ascribed it as "Normal text", and placed it in Category I.[1]
It is currently housed at the University of Cologne (P. Col. theol. 12) in Cologne.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Aland, Kurt (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
Further reading
- C. Römer, Kölner Papyri 4, Papyrologica Colonensia 7 (Cologne: 1984), pp. 28-31.
- K. Wachtel, K. Witte, Das Neue Testament auf Papyrus II, Die Paulinischen Briefe, Teil II, Berlin 1994, S. LXIII-IV, P. 87.
- Comfort, Philip W.; David P. Barrett (2001). The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers. pp. 617–618. ISBN 978-0-8423-5265-9.
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