Papyrus 73 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓73, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew. The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 25:43; 26:2-3. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 7th century.

Papyrus 𝔓73
New Testament manuscript
NameP. Bodmer L
TextMatthew 25; 26 †
Date7th century
ScriptGreek
FoundEgypt
Now atBibliotheca Bodmeriana
CiteK. Aland, Neue Neutestamentliche Papyri II, NTS 9 (1962-1963), pp. 303-316.
TypeByzantine text-type
CategoryV

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type, but the text is too brief for certainty. Aland placed it in Category V.[1]

It is currently housed at the Bibliotheca Bodmeriana (L) in Cologny.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  2. ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

Further reading

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  • Kurt Aland, Neue Neutestamentliche Papyri II, NTS 9 (1962-1963), pp. 303–316.