Papyrus 42
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Papyrus 42 designated by 
42, is a small fragment of six verses from the Gospel of Luke
dating to the 6th/7th century.
The Greek text of this manuscript is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
with some Byzantine
readings. Aland
placed it in Category II.
The manuscript is housed at the Austrian National Library
P. Vindob. K. 8706 at Vienna
.
42, is a small fragment of six verses from the Gospel of LukeGospel 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...
dating to the 6th/7th century.
The Greek text of this manuscript 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...
with some Byzantine
Byzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts. It is the form found in the largest number of surviving manuscripts, though not in the oldest...
readings. 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 II.
The manuscript is housed at the Austrian National Library
Austrian National Library
The Austrian National Library , is the largest library in Austria, with 7.4 million items in its collections. It is located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna; since 2005 some of the collections are located in the baroque Palais Mollard-Clary...
P. Vindob. K. 8706 at Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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External references
- Aland, K and Aland, B (1995), The Text of the New Testament, Trans. Rhodes, EF, Pub. Wm. B. Eerdmans, p. 98, ISBN 0802840981