Papyrus 108 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓108, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, containing verses 17:23-24 (the end of the Farewell Discourse) and 18:1-5 in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript has been paleographically assigned to the late 2nd or early 3rd Century CE.[1] The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms (P. Oxy. 4447) of the Sackler Library at Oxford University.[2]
| New Testament manuscript | |
 | |
| Name | P. Oxy. 4447 |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓108 |
| Text | Gospel of John 17:23-24; 18:1-5 |
| Date | 2nd / 3rd century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
| Now at | Sackler Library |
| Cite | W. E. H. Cockle, OP LXV (1998), pp. 16-18 |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.2 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Note | concurs with א |
Description edit
The original manuscript would've been around 14.5 cm x 18.5 cm, with 23 lines per page. The handwriting script is representative of the reformed Documentary style.[3] The text is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Although small, the manuscript concurs with Codex Sinaiticus.[1] It has itacistic error in John 17:23 (γεινωσκη instead of γινωσκη).[4]
Textual Variants[5] edit
John 17:24 (1)
John 17:24 (2)
John 17:24 (3)
John 18:2 (1)
- ιης (ιησους) : 𝔓108 𝔓59 𝔓60 𝔓66 א B L pc
- ο ιης (ιησους) : A C D W Θ Ψ 0250 ƒ13 33
- και ο ιης (ιησους) : Γ Δ 892s al
John 18:2 (2)
- εκει μετα των μαθητων αυτου : 𝔓108 𝔓66c א A C D W
- μετα των μαθητων αυτου εκει : B
- εκει μετα των μαθητων : 𝔓66*
John 18:3
- και φαρισαιων : 𝔓108(vid) א1 A C W Θ Ψ 0250 ƒ13 33
- και εκ των φαρισαιων : א*,2 D L 579 pc a aur
- και των φαρισαιων : B 0140
John 18:4 (1)
John 18:4 (2)
John 18:4 (3)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Philip W. Comfort, Encountering the Manuscripts. An Introduction to New Testament Paleography & Textual Criticism, Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005, p. 76.
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ Comfort, P. W., & Barrett, D. P. (2001). The text of the earliest New Testament Greek manuscripts, pp. 650
- ^ Peter M. Head, The Habits of New Testament Copyists Singular Readings in the Early Fragmentary Papyri of John, Biblica 85 (2004), p. 403.
- ^ Taken from NA27 Edition Apparatus and http://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/nt-transcripts Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading edit
- W. E. H. Cockle, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXV (London: 1998), pp. 16–18.
- Comfort, Philip W.; David P. Barrett (2001). The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers. pp. 650–652. ISBN 978-0-8423-5265-9.
External links edit
Images edit
- P.Oxy.LXIV 4447 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
- Image from 𝔓108 recto, John 17:23-24
- Image from 𝔓108 verso, John 18:1-5
Official registration edit
- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008