Papyrus 78
Papyrus 78 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓78, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek.
It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle of Jude. The surviving texts of Jude are verses 4–5 & 7–8. 𝔓78 is written in an elegant hand. The manuscript has been paleographically assigned to the 3rd century (or 4th century).
| New Testament manuscript | |
 | |
| Name | P. Oxy. 2684 |
|---|---|
| Text | Jude † |
| Date | 3rd / 4th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Sackler Library |
| Cite | L. Ingrams, P. Kingston, P. Parsons, and J. Rea, OP XXXIV (1968), pp. 4-6. |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | I |
Description
- Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. 𝔓78 displays a free text. Aland placed it in Category I (because of its date).
- Present location
It is housed at the Sackler Library (P. Oxy. 2684) in Oxford.
Textual variants
- v5: Addition of αδελφοι (brothers) after βουλομαι (I plan).
- v7: υπεχουσαι (undergoing) becomes επεχουσαι (holding fast to).
- v8: ουτοι (these) becomes αυτοι (themselves).
- v8: δοξας (plural: glories) becomes δοξαν (singular: glory).
See also
References
Further reading
- L. Ingrams, P. Kingston, Peter Parsons, and John Rea, Oxyrhynchus Papyri, XXXIV (London: 1968), pp. 4–6.
- M. Mees, P78: ein neuer Textzeuge für den Judasbrief, Orient Press I (Rome: 1970), pp. 5–10.
- Comfort, Philip W.; David P. Barrett (2001). The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers. p. 612. ISBN 978-0-8423-5265-9.
Images
- P. Oxy. 2684 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
- Papyrus 78 recto
- Papyrus 78 verso
External links
- Robert B. Waltz. NT Manuscripts: Papyri, Papyri 𝔓78.
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