Papyrus 31 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓31, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle to the Romans, it contains only Romans 12:3-8. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 7th century. The reverse side is blank. It is possible that it was used as a talisman. Hunt suggested it was a lectionary.[1]

Papyrus 𝔓31
New Testament manuscript
TextRomans 12 †
Date7th century
ScriptGreek
FoundEgypt
Now atJohn Rylands Library
CiteA. S. Hunt, Catalogue of the Greek Papyri in the John Rylands Library I, Literatury Texts (Manchester 1911), p. 9
TypeAlexandrian
CategoryII

Description

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Written in medium-sized sloping uncial letters. It seems to have been copied for reading in church.[1]

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.[2][3] An agreement with Codex Sinaiticus against the other chief MSS is observable in l. 9 of the fragment (v. 8).[1]

Papyrus 31 presents unique readings in l. 3 (v. 4) and l. 4 (v. 5) against the other chief MSS.[4]

It is currently housed with the Rylands Papyri at the John Rylands University Library (Gr. P. 4) in Manchester.[2][5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c A. S. Hunt, Catalogue of the Greek Papyri in the John Rylands Library I, Literatury Texts (Manchester 1911), p. 9.
  2. ^ a b 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. 97. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  3. ^ Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, Der Text des Neuen Testaments, DBS 1982, p. 168
  4. ^ Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany. "New Testament Transcripts Prototype".
  5. ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

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