Papyrus 123
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Papyrus 123 designated by 
123, is an early copy of the New Testament
in Greek
. It is a papyrus
manuscript
of the First Epistle to the Corinthians
.
has been assigned to the 4th century (INTF
).
Text
Recto
Verso
The Greek text of this codex probably is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
. It was published by J. David Thomas in 2008.
at Oxford
with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4844.
123, 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 First Epistle to the Corinthians
First Epistle to the Corinthians
The first epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as First Corinthians , is the seventh book of the New Testament of the Bible...
.
Description
To the present day survived only pieces from one leaf. The surviving texts of 1 Corinthians are verses 14:31-34; 15:3-6, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript paleographicallyPalaeography
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...
has been assigned to the 4th century (INTF
Institute for New Testament Textual Research
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...
).
Text
Recto
- μα]ν̣θανωσιν κ[αι παντες
- παρ]α̣κ̣α̣λ̣ω̣ντ̣[αι και] π̣να προ̣φητων̣ [προφηταις
- υ]π̣ο̣τασσεται̣ ο̣υ γαρ εστι[ν α]κ̣ατασ[ιας ο θς
- αλλ ειρ]η̣νες οω εν πασαις τα[ις] εκκ̣[λησιας
- των αγι]ω̣ν̣ α̣ι̣ γ̣υναικες εν [ταις εκκλησιαις
- σιγατωσαν ου γα]ρ̣ επιτρεπ̣[εται αυταις λαλειν
- ]...[
Verso
- υ]μ̣ιν εν π̣ρωτοι̣[ς ο και παρελαβον οτι
- χς απεθα]ν̣εν υπερ των α̣[μαρτιων ημων κατα
- τας γραφ]α̣ς και ο̣[τ]ι̣ ε̣τ̣α̣φη και̣ [οτι] εγηγε̣ρτα̣[ι τη
- ημερα τη τριτ]η̣ κα̣[τα] τ̣ας̣ γραφας κ̣αι οτι ωφ[θη κηφα
- ειτα τοις δωδεκα επειτα] ω̣φθη επανω̣ πε̣ν̣[τ]α̣
- κοσιοις αδελφοις εφαπαξ ε]ξ̣ ων οι πλ̣[ειονες
- μενουσιν εως αρτι τινες δε εκο]ι̣μ[ηθησαν
The Greek text of this codex probably is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
Alexandrian 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 was published by J. David Thomas in 2008.
Location
The manuscript currently is housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Sackler LibrarySackler Library
The Sackler Library holds a large portion of the classical, art historical, and archaeological works belonging to the University of Oxford, England.- History :...
at Oxford
Oxford
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with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4844.
See also
- List of New Testament papyri
- Oxyrhynchus PapyriOxyrhynchus PapyriThe Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a very numerous group of manuscripts discovered by archaeologists including Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt at an ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus in Egypt . The manuscripts date from the 1st to the 6th century AD. They include thousands of Greek and...
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
Further reading
- N. Gonis, D. Colomo, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXII (London: 2008), pp. 1–3.
Images
- P. Oxy. LXIV 4844 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online".
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 September 8, 2009