Papyrus 54 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum 𝔓54, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 5th century (or 6th century).
| New Testament manuscript | |
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| Name | P. Princeton |
|---|---|
| Text | Epistle of James 2; 3 † |
| Date | 5th / 6th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Princeton University Library |
| Cite | E. H. Kase, Papyrus in the Princeton University Collections II (Princeton: 1936), pp. 1-3. |
| Size | 8.7 x 6.5 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | III/II |
It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle of James, it contains only fragments of James 2:16-18.22-26; 3:2-4.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it, with some hesitation, in Category III (possibly II).[1]
It is currently housed at the Princeton University Library (P. Princ. 15; earlier Garrett Depots 7742) in Princeton, New Jersey.[1][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. 99. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
Further reading
edit- Edward Harris Kase, Papyrus in the Princeton University Collections II (Princeton: 1936), pp. 1–3.
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