Papyrus 15
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Papyrus 15 signed by 
15, is an early copy of the New Testament
in Greek
. It was originally a papyrus
manuscript
of the Pauline Corpus of letters, but now only contains 1 Corinthians
7:18-8:4. The manuscript has been palaeographically
assigned to the 3rd century.
15 and 
16 might have been part of the same manuscript. Both manuscripts have the same formation of letters, line space, and punctuation.
The Greek text of this codex is probably a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
, however the text is too brief to determine this exactly. Aland
placed it in Category I.
It was the last papyrus classified by Gregory (in 1915).
Currently housed at the Egyptian Museum
(JE 47423) in Cairo
.
15, 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 was originally 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 Pauline Corpus of letters, but now only contains 1 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...
7:18-8:4. The manuscript has been palaeographically
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...
assigned to the 3rd century.
Description
The manuscript is written in a documentary hand. There is about 37-38 lines per page. Grenfeld and Hunt conjectured that15 and 16 might have been part of the same manuscript. Both manuscripts have the same formation of letters, line space, and punctuation.The Greek text of this codex is probably 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...
, however the text is too brief to determine this exactly. 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...
placed it in Category I.
It was the last papyrus classified by Gregory (in 1915).
Currently housed at the Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms....
(JE 47423) in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
.
Further reading
- B. P. GrenfellBernard Pyne GrenfellBernard Pyne Grenfell was an English scientist and Egyptologist and a member of The Queen's College, Oxford.With his friend and colleague, Arthur Surridge Hunt, he took part in the archaeological dig of Oxyrhynchus and discovered many ancient manuscripts known as the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, including...
& A. S. Hunt, The Amherst Papyri VII, (London 1910), pp. 4-8.
External links
- P. Oxy. 1008 – image