Papyrus 133 (designated as 𝔓133 in the Gregory-Aland numbering system) is what remains of an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the First Epistle to Timothy. The text survives on several fragments of a single leaf containing parts of verses 3:13-16 and 4:1-8. The manuscript has been assigned paleographically to the middle of the 3rd century.[1]

Papyrus 133
New Testament manuscript
NameP. Oxy. 81 5259
Sign𝔓133
Text1 Timothy 3:13-4:8
Date3rd century
ScriptGreek
FoundOxyrhynchus
Now atUniversity of Oxford, Sackler Library, Oxford, England
CiteJ. Shao, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, vol. 81, no. 5259, Egypt Exploration Society: London, England, 2016.
Size16.3 x 4.5 in (27 x 13 cm)
TypeMixed

Location

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𝔓133 is housed at the Sackler Library (P. Oxy. 81 5259) at the University of Oxford.[2]

Textual variants

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  • 3:13: It reads ΤΗΝ (accusative relative pronoun) rather than the usual reading of ΤΗ (dative).[3]
  • 3:14: It omits ΠΡΟΣ ΣΕ (to you) along with F G 6 1739 1881.
  • 4:6: According to the reconstruction of Shao, it contains the Alexandrian sequence χυ ιυ (Christ Jesus).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ J. Shao, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, vol. 81, no. 5259, Egypt Exploration Society: London, England, 2016.
  2. ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ Brice Jones, Two New Greek New Testament Papyri from Oxyrhynchus Archived 2017-06-28 at the Wayback Machine.