Papyrus 100
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Papyrus 100 designated by siglum 
100, is an early copy of the New Testament
in Greek
. It is a papyrus
manuscript
of the Epistle of James
. The surviving texts of James are verses 3:13-4:4; 4:9-5:1, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript paleographically
had been assigned to the late 3rd century, or early 4th century.
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100 generally concurs with the Alexandrian witnesses, 
74 א
A
B
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It has not yet been placed in any of Aland
's Categories of New Testament manuscripts
.
(P. Oxy. 4449) at Oxford
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100, is an early copy of the New TestamentNew Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. It is a papyrus
Papyrus
Papyrus is a thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt....
manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the Epistle of James
Epistle of James
The Epistle of James, usually referred to simply as James, is a book in the New Testament. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ", with "the earliest extant manuscripts of James usually dated to mid-to-late third century."There are four views...
. The surviving texts of James are verses 3:13-4:4; 4:9-5:1, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript paleographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
had been assigned to the late 3rd century, or early 4th century.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-typeAlexandrian text-type
The Alexandrian text-type , associated with Alexandria, is one of several text-types used in New Testament textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of biblical manuscripts...
. "
100 generally concurs with the Alexandrian witnesses, 74 אCodex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the four great uncial codices, an ancient, handwritten copy of the Greek Bible. It is an Alexandrian text-type manuscript written in the 4th century in uncial letters on parchment. Current scholarship considers the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the best Greek texts of...
A
Codex Alexandrinus
The Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th century manuscript of the Greek Bible,The Greek Bible in this context refers to the Bible used by Greek-speaking Christians who lived in Egypt and elsewhere during the early history of Christianity...
B
Codex Vaticanus
The Codex Vaticanus , is one of the oldest extant manuscripts of the Greek Bible , one of the four great uncial codices. The Codex is named for the residence in the Vatican Library, where it has been stored since at least the 15th century...
".
It has not yet been placed in any of Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
's Categories of New Testament manuscripts
Categories of New Testament manuscripts
New Testament manuscripts in Greek are categorized into five groups, according to a scheme introduced in 1981 by Kurt and Barbara Aland in Der Text des Neuen Testaments. The categories are based on how each manuscript relates to the various text-types. Generally speaking, earlier Alexandrian...
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- James 3:13-18
- 13 – [δειξατω εκ της] καλης αν[ασ]τροφης τα ερ[γα αυτου εν πραυ]τητι σοφια[ς] 14 ει δ[ε] ζηλον [πικρον εχετε] και̣ ε̣ρειθε̣ι̣αν εν τη καρ[δια υμων μη κα]τακαυχασθε και ψεδε̣υ[σθε κατα της αλ]ηθειας 15 [ο]υκ εστ̣ι̣ν αυτη [η σοφια ανωθεν] κατ̣ερχομε̣ν̣[η] α̣λ̣λ ε̣πι̣γ̣ι[ος ψυχικη δαιμ]ο̣νιωδης 16 οπου γαρ ζη[λος και εριθεια ε]κ̣ει ακαστασια και παν [φαυλον πραγμα] 17 η̣ δ̣ε̣ ανωθεν σοφια πρω[τον μεν αγνη εστι]ν επειτα ειρηνικη επι[εικης ευπειθης] μ̣εστη ελεους κα̣ι καρ[πων αγαθων αδιακρ]ι̣τ̣[ος] κ̣α̣ι α̣νυ̣ποκρι[τος] 18 [καρπος δε δι]κ̣αι[οσυνη]ς̣ εν ειρηνη [σπειρεται τοις ποι]ουσ[ιν ει]ρ̣ηνη̣[ν]
- James 4:1-14
- 1 πο̣θεν̣ [πολεμοι και ποθεν μαχαι] εν υμε̣ι̣ν ουκ [εντευθεν εκ των η]δονω̣ν υμων των̣ [στρατευομενων εν τοις] μ̣ελ̣ε̣[σι]ν υμ̣[ω]ν̣ 2 [επιθυμειτε και ουκ εχετε] φονε̣υ̣ετε και [ζηλουτε και ου δ]υ̣να[σθ]ε̣ επιτυ̣[χ]ε̣[ι]ν μα[χεσθε και πολεμ]ε̣ιτε ουκ ε̣χ̣ε̣τ̣ε δι̣α το μη [αιτεισθαι υμας] 3 α̣ιτειτε κ[αι] ο̣υ λαμβανε̣[τε διοτι κακως] αι̣[τ]ε̣ι̣τε [ινα] [εν] ταις ηδο̣[ναις υμων] [δα]π̣ανησητ̣[ε] 4 [μοιχ]α̣λιδε[ς ουκ οιδατε οτι η φιλι]α̣ τ̣ο̣υ κ̣ο̣[σμου εχθρ]α [του θυ̅ εστιν ος εαν ουν βουληθη] φ̣ιλο[ς] – 9 –
- εις π[ε]νθος μ̣ετατραπη[τω και η χαρα] εις κατηφιαν 10 ταπεινω[θητε ενωπι]ο̣ν του κυ̅ και υψωσ̣[ε]ι υμ[ας] 11 [μη καταλα]λε̣ι̣τε αλληλων αδελφο[ι ο καταλαλων] αδελ̣φο̣υ̣ η κ[ρ]εινων τ[ον αδελφον αυ]του καταλαλει ν̣ομου κα̣[ι κρινει νομον] ει δε νον κρινεις̣ ουκ ε[ι ποιητης νομου] αλλα κρ[ι]της 12 εις εστιν ν̣[ομοθετης και] κριτης ο δυναμενος̣ [σωσαι και απολε]σαι συ δε τις ει ο κρινω̣[ν τον πλησιον] 13 αγε νυν οι λεγοντες̣ ση[μερον η αυρι]ον πορευσ[ομεθα εις τηνδε την πολιν και] π̣οιησομ̣εν εκ̣[ει ε]νιαυ̣[τον και εμπο]ρευσο[με]θα κα̣[ι] [κερ]δη[σομεν] 14 [οιτινες] ουκ ε̣πι[σ]τ̣α̣σθε̣ [το της αυριον ποια] γαρ̣ ζω̣η̣ υ̣μ[ων ατμις γαρ εστε η προς] ο̣λιγ̣ον̣ φαιν̣[ομενη επειτα και αφα]ν̣ιζο̣μ̣ε̣ν̣η̣
- James 4:15-17
- 15 [αντι] τ̣ο̣[υ λεγειν υμας εαν] ο̣ κς̣̅ [θε]λ̣η̣σ̣η̣ κ̣αι̣ ζησ[ομεν και ποιη]σομ̣ε̣[ν] τ̣ο̣[υτ]ο̣ η̣ εκε[ι]ν̣[ο] 16 [νυν δε καυ]χα̣σ̣θ[ε εν ταις] α̣[λ]α̣ζον[ειαις υμων πα]σα κα[υχησις] τ̣ο̣ι̣αυτ̣η̣ [πονηρα εστιν] 17 ε̣ι̣[δοτι ουν] κ̣αλον πο̣ι̣[ειν και μη ποι]ο̣υ̣[ντι αμαρτια αυτω εστιν]
- James 5:1
- 1 [αγε νυν] ο̣[ι πλουσιοι κλαυσατε ολολυζοντες] –
Location
The manuscript is currently housed at the Ashmolean MuseumAshmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is the world's first university museum...
(P. Oxy. 4449) at Oxford
Oxford
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Images
- P.Oxy.LXVI 4449 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
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100 recto James 3:13-4:4 -
100 verso James 4:9-5:1
Official registration
- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of MünsterUniversity of MünsterThe University of Münster is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The WWU is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities...
. Retrieved April 9, 2008