Papyrus 48
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Papyrus 48 signed by 
48, is an early copy of a part of the New Testament
in Greek
. It is a papyrus
manuscript
of the Acts of the Apostles
, it contains portions of Acts 23:11-29.
The manuscript paleographically
has been assigned to the 3rd century.
Although the text of this codex is extremely small, the Greek text of this codex has been called a representative of the Western text-type
. Aland
placed it in Category IV.
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library
(PSI 1165) in Florence
.
48, is an early copy of a part 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 Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
, it contains portions of Acts 23:11-29.
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...
has been assigned to the 3rd century.
Although the text of this codex is extremely small, the Greek text of this codex has been called a representative of the Western text-type
Western text-type
The Western text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts...
. 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 IV.
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library
Laurentian Library
The Laurentian Library is a historical library in Florence, Italy, containing a repository of more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books...
(PSI 1165) in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
.
Further reading
- G. Vitelli and S. G. Mercati, Papiri greci e latini della Società Italiana X, (1932), pp. 112-118.
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48 reversoExternal links
- Robert B. Waltz. 'NT Manuscripts: Papyri, Papyri
48.'