Papyrus 55 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓55, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John. The surviving texts of John are verses 1:31-33, 35–38.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Name | Pap. Vindobonensis Gr. 26214 |
|---|---|
| Text | John 1 † |
| Date | 6th / 7th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek |
| Cite | P. Sanz, Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung der österreichischen Nationalbibliothek in Wien, N.S., IV (Baden: 1946), pp. 58-59. |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | II |
The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 6th century or the 7th century.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.[1]
It is currently housed at the Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library (Pap. Vindob. G. 26214) in Vienna.[1][2]
See also
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References
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- Peter Sanz, Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung der österreichischen Nationalbibliothek in Wien, N.S., IV (Baden: 1946), pp. 58–59.