Papyrus 140 (designated as 𝔓140 in the Gregory-Aland numbering system) is a small surviving portion of a handwritten copy of part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Acts. The text survives on a single fragment of a codex, the recto containing the initial letters of 4 lines of the second column of a page, and the verso the final letters of 4 lines (plus minimal traces of a fifth) of the first column of the next page. The manuscript has been assigned paleographically to the fifth century.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Name | PSI inv. 1971 |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓140 |
| Text | Acts 7:54-55 (recto); 7:57-58 (verso). |
| Date | 5th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Possibly Oxyrhynchus |
| Now at | Papyrological Institute, Florence, Italy |
| Cite | Francesca Maltomini et al (ed), Firenze University Press (2018). Papyri of the Italian Society, vol. XVII, 3-5. |
| Size | 2.8 x 4.3 cm |
Location
edit𝔓140 is housed at the Papyrological Institute in Florence, Italy.[2]
Textual Variants
edit- 7:54-55 According to the PSI reconstruction,[1] the recto reads:
επ α̣υ̣τ̣ο̣[ν πληρηϲ
δε ϋπ̣[αρχων
πν̅ι α̣[γιω ατε-
νιϲα[ϲ ειϲ τον
demonstrating a transposition of πληρηϲ and ϋπ̣αρχων, and a change from the genitive πν̅ϲ α̣γιου to the dative πν̅ι α̣γιω, as compared to the reading in most manuscripts of Acts.
- 7:57-58 According to the PSI reconstruction,[1] the verso reads:
οµοθ]υµαδο[ν
επ αυ]τον εκ-
βαλον]τεϲ δε
εξω τη]ϲ πολε
ωϲ ελιθο]β̣[ολουν
showing the omission of και at the beginning of verse 58.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "1654 NT, Acta Apostolorum 7, 54-55; 57-58. Papyri of the Italian Society, vol. XVII, 3-5". Florence, Italy: Firenze University Press. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 15 August 2023.