Papyrus 79

Papyrus 79 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 79, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle to the Hebrews. The surviving texts of Hebrews are verses 10:10-12,28-30.

Papyrus 79
New Testament manuscript
TextEpistle to the Hebrews 10 †
Date7th century
ScriptGreek
FoundEgypt
Now atStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
CiteK. Treu, Neue neutestamentliche Fragmente der Berliner Papyrussammlung, APF 18 (1966), pp. 37-48.
Size2.9 cm x 5.3 cm
TypeAlexandrian text-type
CategoryII

The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 7th century.

The text was not corrected. The letters have Coptic shape.[1]

Text

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.[2]

Location

It is currently housed at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Inv. no. 6774) in Berlin.[2][3]

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See also

References

  1. Klaus Wachtel, Klaus Witte, Das Neue Testament auf Papyrus: Gal., Eph., Phil., Kol., 1. u. 2. Thess., 1. u. 2 Tim., Tit., Phlm., Hebr, Walter de Gruyter, 1994, p. LXII.
  2. Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  3. "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

Further reading

  • Kurt Treu, Neue neutestamentliche Fragmente der Berliner Papyrussammlung, Archiv für Papyrusforschung 18 (Berlin: 1966), pp. 37–48.
  • M. Mees, Einige Verse aus den Hebräerbrief nach einem neugefundeten Papyrus, Orient Press I (Rome: 1970), pp. 43–46.
  • G. H. R. Horsley, New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity 2 (Macquarie University, 1982) pp. 125–140.

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