Papyrus 101 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓101, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew. The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 3:10-12; 3:16-4:3, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 3rd century.[1]

Papyrus 101
New Testament manuscript
NameP. Oxy. 4401
Sign𝔓101
TextGospel of Matthew 3:10-12; 3:16-4:3
Date3rd century AD
ScriptGreek
FoundOxyrhynchus, Egypt
Now atSackler Library
CiteJ. David Thomas, OP LXIV (1997), pp. 2-4.
Size19 x 7.5 cm
TypeAlexandrian text-type
Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type.

Location

The manuscript is currently housed at the Sackler Library (Papyrology Rooms, P. Oxy. 4401) at Oxford.[1]

Textual Variants

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  • 3:10: εις (into) becomes προς (towards).
  • 3:11: omits οπισω μου (after me).
  • 3:11: βαστασαι (to bear) is changed to λυσαι (to untie). The missing space on the line above could also include κυφας (bending down), therefore almost conforming the text to the same as Mark 1:7.
  • 3:16: ωσαι (as if it were) becomes ως (like).
  • 3:16: και (and) is omitted from after περιστεραν (dove).
  • 3:17: ευδοκησα (well pleased) becomes ηυδοκησα, a variant spelling.
  • 4:2: ημερας τεσσερακοντα και νυκτας τεσσερακοντα (days forty and nights forty) becomes μ ημερας και μ νυκτας (forty days and forty nights (the numeral μ representing "forty")).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

Further reading

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  • J. David Thomas, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXIV (London: 1997), pp. 2–4.
  • Comfort, Philip W.; David P. Barrett (2001). The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers. pp. 636–638. ISBN 978-0-8423-5265-9.
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Official registration

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