Papyrus 120
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| Name | P. Oxy. 4804 |
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| Sign | 𝔓120 |
| Text | Gospel of John 1:25-28,38-44 |
| Date | 4th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
| Now at | Sackler Library |
| Cite | R. Hatzilambrou, P. J. Parsons, J. Chapa The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXI (London: 2007), pp. 6-9. |
| Size | [20.5] x [11] cm |
| Type | Alexandrian (?) |
| Category | none |
Papyrus 120, also known as P.Oxy. LXXI 4804, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John in a fragmentary condition, only containing verses 1:25-28 and 1:38-44.[1][2] It is designated by the siglum 𝔓120 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned by the INTF to the 4th century CE.[3]
Description
[edit]The original manuscript was likely a codex (precursor to the modern book) made of papyrus, of which only three pieces from one leaf have survived.[1]: 6 [2]: 174 The text is written in one column per page, 27 lines per page, with 27-28 letters per line.[3][1]: 6-7 [2]: 174 The fragments do evidence the size of the margins of 2-3cm, which based on the 27 lines per pages would give the original codex a size of 11cm x20.5cm, with likely 95 pages in total to contain the Gospel of John.[1]: 7 [2]: 174 The copyist was likely a professional scribe, who wrote in a style known as Biblical Majuscule.[1]: 6 [2]: 174 The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Sackler Library (shelf number P. Oxy. 4804) at Oxford.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Hatzilambrou, R.; Parsons, P. J.; Chapa, Juan, eds. (2007). The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. LXXI. London: Egypt Exploration Society. pp. 6–9. ISBN 978-0-85698-174-6.
- ^ a b c d e Blumell, Lincoln H.; Wayment, Thomas A., eds. (2015). Christian Oxyrhynchus: Text, Documents, and Sources. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press. pp. 174–177. ISBN 978-1-60258-540-9.
- ^ a b c "Liste Handschriften: Papyrus 120". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
External links
[edit]Images
[edit]- High Resolution Digital Images of 𝔓120 online from the University of Oxford's "P.Oxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
- Digital Images of 𝔓120 online at the CSNTM
Official registration
[edit]- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008
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