Papyrus 108 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓108, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, containing verses 17:23-24 (the end of the Farewell Discourse) and 18:1-5 in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript has been paleographically assigned to the late 2nd or early 3rd Century CE.[1] The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms (P. Oxy. 4447) of the Sackler Library at Oxford University.[2]

Papyrus 108
New Testament manuscript
NameP. Oxy. 4447
Sign𝔓108
TextGospel of John 17:23-24; 18:1-5
Date2nd / 3rd century
ScriptGreek
FoundOxyrhynchus, Egypt
Now atSackler Library
CiteW. E. H. Cockle, OP LXV (1998), pp. 16-18
Size10.5 x 6.2 cm
TypeAlexandrian text-type
Noteconcurs with א

Description

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The original manuscript would've been around 14.5 cm x 18.5 cm, with 23 lines per page. The handwriting script is representative of the reformed Documentary style.[3] The text is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Although small, the manuscript concurs with Codex Sinaiticus.[1] It has itacistic error in John 17:23 (γεινωσκη instead of γινωσκη).[4]

Textual Variants[5]

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John 17:24 (1)

δεδωκας : 𝔓108 𝔓60 𝔓66 א B C D
εδωκας : A

John 17:24 (2)

κακεινοι : 𝔓108 𝔓60(vid) 𝔓66 א B C D  
και εκεινοι : A

John 17:24 (3)

εδωκας : 𝔓108 B K N Γ Θ 209 al; Cl
δεδωκας : א A C D

John 18:2 (1)

ιης (ιησους) : 𝔓108 𝔓59 𝔓60 𝔓66 א B L pc
ο ιης (ιησους) : A C D W Θ Ψ 0250 ƒ13 33  
και ο ιης (ιησους) : Γ Δ 892s al

John 18:2 (2)

εκει μετα των μαθητων αυτου : 𝔓108 𝔓66c א A C D W  
μετα των μαθητων αυτου εκει : B
εκει μετα των μαθητων : 𝔓66*

John 18:3

και φαρισαιων : 𝔓108(vid) א1 A C W Θ Ψ 0250 ƒ13 33  
και εκ των φαρισαιων : א*,2 D L 579 pc a aur
και των φαρισαιων : B 0140

John 18:4 (1)

δε : 𝔓108 א D L W f1 33 565 pc it syp co
ουν : 𝔓60(vid) A B C Θ Ψ 0250   aurc e vg syh

John 18:4 (2)

ειδως : 𝔓108 א L W ƒ1  
ιδως : A C
ειδων : D

John 18:4 (3)

εξελθων ειπεν : 𝔓108(vid) א A C3 L W Θ Ψ 0250 ƒ13 33  
εξηλθεν και λεγει : B C* D ƒ1 565 pc lat
εξηλθεν εξω και λεγει : 𝔓60

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Philip W. Comfort, Encountering the Manuscripts. An Introduction to New Testament Paleography & Textual Criticism, Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005, p. 76.
  2. ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. ^ Comfort, P. W., & Barrett, D. P. (2001). The text of the earliest New Testament Greek manuscripts, pp. 650
  4. ^ Peter M. Head, The Habits of New Testament Copyists Singular Readings in the Early Fragmentary Papyri of John, Biblica 85 (2004), p. 403.
  5. ^ Taken from NA27 Edition Apparatus and http://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/nt-transcripts Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading

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  • W. E. H. Cockle, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXV (London: 1998), pp. 16–18.
  • Comfort, Philip W.; David P. Barrett (2001). The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers. pp. 650–652. ISBN 978-0-8423-5265-9.
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