Papyrus 109 designated by siglum ¹⁰⁹, is an early copy of the New Testament

New Testament

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 in Greek

Greek language

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. It is a papyrus

Papyrus

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 manuscript

Manuscript

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 of the Gospel of John

Gospel of John

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. The surviving texts of John are verses 21:18-20; 21:23-25, they are in a fragmentary condition.

The manuscript palaeographically

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 had been assigned to the early 3rd century (INTF

Institute for New Testament Textual Research

The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...

). According to Comfort possible is even the 2nd century.

Text

John 21:18-20. 23-25

¹⁸ [λες οταν δε γηρασης εκτε]ν̣ε̣ι[ς

τας χειρας σου κ]αι αλλοι

[αποι]ο̣υσιν̣ σ̣ε̣

[οπου ου θελεις ¹⁹ τ]ουτο̣ δ̣ε

[ειπεν σημαινων ποιω] θ̣α̣

[νατω δοξασει τον θν και]

[τουτο ειπων λεγει αυ]τ̣ω̣ ακο

[λουθει μοι ²⁰ επιστραφ]ε̣ι̣ς̣ ο̣

[πετρος βλεπει τον] μ̣αθ̣η̣

²³ μ[ε]νε̣[ιν εως ερχομαι τι]

προς σ̣[ε ²⁴ ουτος εστιν ο μα]

θητης [ο και μαρτυρων πε]

ρι τουτ̣[ων και ο γραψας]

τ̣α̣υ̣[τα και οιδαμεν οτι]

[αληθης αυτου η μαρτυρια]

ε̣σ[τιν ²⁵ εστιν δε και αλλα]

πολ̣λ̣[α α εποιησεν ο ιης̅ α]

τινα̣ [εαν γραφηται καθ εν]

ο̣υ̣δ̣ [αυτον οιμαι τον κοσμον]

"The text is too small to determine its textual character".

Location

The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms (P. Oxy. 4448) of the Sackler Library

Sackler Library

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 at Oxford

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.

Images

• P.Oxy.LXIV 4448 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
• Image from ¹⁰⁹ recto, John 21:18-20
• Image from ¹⁰⁹ verso, John 21:23-25

Official registration

• "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster
  University of Münster
  The University of Münster is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The WWU is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities...
  
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