Papyrus 111
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Papyrus 111 designated by 
111, is a copy of the New Testament
in Greek
. It is a papyrus
manuscript
of the Gospel of Luke
. The surviving texts of Luke are verses 17:11-13; 17:22-23, they are in a fragmentary condition.
had been assigned by INTF to the 3rd century. According to Comfort first half of the 3rd century.
The nomina sacra
are written in an abbreviated way.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Sackler Library
(Papyrology Rooms, P. Oxy. 4495) at Oxford
.
. It shows agreement with
75
.
At Luke 17:12, it has a textual variant:
At Luke 17:22, it has a variant:
111, is a 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 Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...
. The surviving texts of Luke are verses 17:11-13; 17:22-23, they are in a fragmentary condition.
Description
The manuscript paleographicallyPalaeography
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had been assigned by INTF to the 3rd century. According to Comfort first half of the 3rd century.
The nomina sacra
Nomina sacra
Nomina sacra means "sacred names" in Latin, and can be used to refer to traditions of abbreviated writing of several frequently occurring divine names or titles in early Greek language Holy Scripture...
are written in an abbreviated way.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Sackler Library
Sackler Library
The Sackler Library holds a large portion of the classical, art historical, and archaeological works belonging to the University of Oxford, England.- History :...
(Papyrology Rooms, P. Oxy. 4495) at Oxford
Oxford
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.
Text
The Greek text of this 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...
. It shows agreement with
75Papyrus 75
Papyrus 75 is an early Greek New Testament papyrus.- Description :Originally '[it] contained about 144 pages ... of which 102 have survived, either in whole or in part.' It 'contains about half the text of ... two Gospels' – Luke and John in Greek...
.
At Luke 17:12, it has a textual variant:
- απηντησαν (they encountered) — supported only by
75Papyrus 75Papyrus 75 is an early Greek New Testament papyrus.- Description :Originally '[it] contained about 144 pages ... of which 102 have survived, either in whole or in part.' It 'contains about half the text of ... two Gospels' – Luke and John in Greek...
. All other mss. have υπηντησαν (they met).
At Luke 17:22, it has a variant:
- του επιθυμησαι (to desire) — with DCodex BezaeThe Codex Bezae Cantabrigensis, designated by siglum Dea or 05 , δ 5 , is a codex of the New Testament dating from the 5th century written in an uncial hand on vellum. It contains, in both Greek and Latin, most of the four Gospels and Acts, with a small fragment of the 3 John...
157Minuscule 157Minuscule 157 , ε 207 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum. According to the colophon it is dated to the year 1122. Formerly date was wrongly deciphered as 1128?...
f13Family 13Family 13, also known Ferrar Group , is a group of Greek Gospel manuscripts, varying in date from the 11th to the 15th century, which display a distinctive pattern of variant readings — especially in placing the story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery in the Gospel of Luke, rather than in...
. Other witnesses have οτε επιθυμησητε (youpl will desire).
Further reading
- W. E. H. Cockle, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXVI (London: 1999), pp. 19–20.
Images
- P.Oxy.LXIV 4495 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
- Image from
111 recto, fragment of Luke 17:11-13 - Image from
111 verso, fragment of Luke 17:22-23
Official registration
- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008.