Papyrus 69
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Papyrus 69 is a small fragment from the Gospel of Luke
dating to the 3rd century.
has suggested that
69 (P. Oxy 2383) should be regarded 'as a witness to a Marcionite edition of Luke's Gospel'. Peter M. Head feels that 'the suggestion that 
69 is a manuscript of Marcion’s Gospel is a very clever idea which is however not proven and not the most plausible context for making sense of this fascinating manuscript'.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Western text-type
. According to Aland
text is very free, "characteristic of precursors of the D-text
", therefore Aland placed it in Category IV.
[verso]
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...
dating to the 3rd century.
Description
This fragment omits the entire detailed content of Jesus’ prayer in Luke 22:42–45a. At Luke 22:61 Peter (not Jesus) is looking. Claire ClivazClaire Clivaz
Clivaz Claire, born March 21, 1971, assistant professor at the University of Lausanne , textual critic, pastor in Lutry until 2006; she is married and has three children....
has suggested that
69 (P. Oxy 2383) should be regarded 'as a witness to a Marcionite edition of Luke's Gospel'. Peter M. Head feels that 'the suggestion that 69 is a manuscript of Marcion’s Gospel is a very clever idea which is however not proven and not the most plausible context for making sense of this fascinating manuscript'.The Greek text of this codex is 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...
. According to 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...
text is very free, "characteristic of precursors of the D-text
Codex Bezae
The 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...
", therefore Aland placed it in Category IV.
Text
[recto]- [εις πειρασ]μ[ον] [41] κ̣[αι αυτος απεσ]
- [πασθη απ αυτων ωσ]ε̣ι λιθου β̣ο̣λ̣[ην]
- [και θεις τα γονατα προσ]η̣υ̣χ̣ε̣τ̣ο̣
- [45] [ελθων προς τους μ̣αθ]ητ[ας ευ]
- [ρεν αυτους καθευ]δοντας κοι
- [μωμενους αυτους απο τη]ς̣ λυπης [46] [κ]α̣ι̣
- [ειπεν αυτοις] τ̣ι κ̣α̣θευδ̣ε
- [τε ανασταντες πρ]ο̣σ̣ευχεσ̣θ̣ε
- [ινα μη εισελθητε εις πει]ρ̣ασμ̣ο̣ν̣
- [47] [ετι δε αυτου λαλουντος ι]δου̣
- [οχλος και ο λεγομενος ιου]δ̣ας
- [εις των ι̅β̅ προηρχετο α]υ̣[τ]ους
- [και εγγισας εφιλησε]ν̣ τ̣ον ι̣̅η̅ν̅
- [48] [ι̅η̅ς̅ δε ειπεν αυτω ιουδα φι]λ̣η̣[ματι
[verso]
- [58] – [ιδων] α̣υ̣[τ]ω̣ ε̣[φη και συ εξ αυτων ει]
- ο̣ δ̣ε ειπεν [α̅ν̅ε̅ ουκ ειμι [59] και δι]
- α̣σ̣τασης ωσ̣[ει ωρας α̅ αλλος τις ισχυ]
- ριζ̣ετο λεγω[ν επ αληθειας και]
- ου̣τ̣ο̣ς ην μ[ετ αυτου και γαρ γα]
- λ̣[ι]λ̣α̣ιος εστ̣[ιν] [60] [ειπεν δε ο πετρος]
- α̣ν̣̅ε ουκ οι[δα ο λεγεις και ετι]
- αυτου λαλου̣[ντος παραχρημα]
- ε̣φωνησεν̣ [αλεκτωρ] [61] [και στρα]
- φεις ο πε̣τ̣ρ̣[ος ενεβλεψεν αυ]
- τω τοτε [υπεμνησθη ο πετρος]
- τ̣ου ρημ[ατος του κ̅υ̅ ως ειπεν]
- αυ̣τω π[ριν αλεκτορα φωνησαι ση]
- μ̣[ερον απαρνηση με τρις] [62] [και]
Further reading
- Kurt Aland, Alter und Entstehung des D-Textes im Neuen Testament. Betrachtung zu P69 und 0171, Miscellànea papirològica Ramo Roca-Puig, S. Janeras, Barcelona, 1987, pp. 37–61.
- Clivaz, C., (2005) The Angel and the Sweat Like "Drops of Blood" (Lk 22:43-44): P69 and f13, HTRHarvard Theological ReviewHarvard Theological Review is a journal of theology, published by Harvard Divinity School. It was founded in 1908.-External links:* * * * at the Internet Archive...
98, doi:10.1017/S0017816005001045 - Ehrman & Plunkett (1983), The Angel and the Agony: The Textual Problem of Luke 22:43 44, Catholic Biblical QuarterlyCatholic Biblical QuarterlyThe Catholic Biblical Quarterly is a refereed theological journal published by the Catholic Biblical Association of America....
45, pp. 401-16. - Head (1993), Peter M., Christology and Textual Transmission: Reverential Alterations in the Synoptic Gospels, Novum Testamentum, Vol. 35, Fasc. 2 (Apr., 1993), esp. pp. 123-126.
- Lobel E., C. H. Roberts, E. G. TurnerEric Gardner TurnerSir Eric Gardner Turner CBE was an English papyrologist and classicist.Turner was born in Broomhill, Sheffield. He was educated at King Edward VII School and Magdalen College, Oxford and taught classics at the University of Aberdeen from 1936 to 1948, although from 1941 to 1945 he served in the...
, J. W. B. Barns, Oxyrhynchus Papyri XXIV, London 1957, pp. 1-4. - Wayment (2008), Thomas A., A new transcription of POxy 2383 (P69), NovT 50, pp. 351-57.