Papyrus 59 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓59, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John. The manuscript has been palaeographically assigned to the seventh century.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Name | P. Colt 3 |
|---|---|
| Text | John 1-2; 11-12; 17-18; 21 † |
| Date | 7th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Morgan Library & Museum |
| Cite | L. Casson, E. L. Hettich, Excavations at Nessana II, Literary Papyri (Princeton: 1946), pp. 79-122. |
| Type | mixed |
| Category | III |
- Contents
Gospel of John 1:26.28.48.51; 2:15-16; 11:40-52; 12:25.29.31.35; 17:24-26; 18:1-2.16-17.22; 21:7.12-13.15.17-20.23.[1]
- Text
The Greek text of this codex is a mixed text-type. Aland placed it in Category III.[1]
- Location
It is currently housed at the Morgan Library & Museum (P. Colt 3) in New York City.[1][2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
Further reading
edit- L. Casson, and E. L. Hettich, Excavations at Nessana II, Literary Papyri (Princeton: 1946), pp. 79–93.