Papyrus 72
Encyclopedia
Papyrus 72 is an early New Testament papyrus. It contains all the text of 1 Peter
, 2 Peter
, and Jude
. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 3rd or 4th century.
78 (P. Oxy. 2684).
This document contains also the Nativity of Mary, the apocryphal correspondence of Paul to the Corinthians
, the eleventh ode of Solomon
, Melito's Homily on the Passover, a fragment of a hymn, the Apology of Phileas, and Psalm 33 and 34. Written on 72 leaves (14.5 cm, by 16 cm), in 16-20 lines per page. The manuscript is written by a documentary hand.
The nomina sacra
are written with abbreviations.
. According to Aland
in 1-2 Peter it has normal text, in Jude free text, both with certain peculiarities. Aland
placed it into I Category
. It is close to the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus
.
Currently it is housed at the Vatican Library
(P. Bodmer VIII) at Rome
.
First Epistle of Peter
The First Epistle of Peter, usually referred to simply as First Peter and often written 1 Peter, is a book of the New Testament. The author claims to be Saint Peter the apostle, and the epistle was traditionally held to have been written during his time as bishop of Rome or Bishop of Antioch,...
, 2 Peter
Second Epistle of Peter
The Second Epistle of Peter, often referred to as Second Peter and written 2 Peter or in Roman numerals II Peter , is a book of the New Testament of the Bible, traditionally ascribed to Saint Peter, but in modern times NT scholars regard it as pseudepigraphical.It is the first New Testament book...
, and Jude
Epistle of Jude
The Epistle of Jude, often shortened to Jude, is the penultimate book of the New Testament and is attributed to Jude, the brother of James the Just. - Composition :...
. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 3rd or 4th century.
Description
It is the earliest known manuscript of these epistles', though a few verses of Jude are in a fragment78 (P. Oxy. 2684).This document contains also the Nativity of Mary, the apocryphal correspondence of Paul to the Corinthians
Third Epistle to the Corinthians
The Third Epistle to the Corinthians is believed to be a pseudepigraphical text under the name of Paul of Tarsus. It is also found in the Acts of Paul, and was framed as Paul's response to the Epistle of the Corinthians to Paul. The earliest extant copy is Bodmer Papyrus X.In the West it was not...
, the eleventh ode of Solomon
Odes of Solomon
The Odes of Solomon is a collection of 42 odes attributed to Solomon. Various scholars have dated the composition of these religious poems to anywhere in the range of the first three centuries AD...
, Melito's Homily on the Passover, a fragment of a hymn, the Apology of Phileas, and Psalm 33 and 34. Written on 72 leaves (14.5 cm, by 16 cm), in 16-20 lines per page. The manuscript is written by a documentary hand.
The nomina sacra
Nomina sacra
Nomina sacra means "sacred names" in Latin, and can be used to refer to traditions of abbreviated writing of several frequently occurring divine names or titles in early Greek language Holy Scripture...
are written with abbreviations.
Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-typeAlexandrian text-type
The Alexandrian text-type , associated with Alexandria, is one of several text-types used in New Testament textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of biblical manuscripts...
. According to Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
in 1-2 Peter it has normal text, in Jude free text, both with certain peculiarities. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it into I Category
Categories of New Testament manuscripts
New Testament manuscripts in Greek are categorized into five groups, according to a scheme introduced in 1981 by Kurt and Barbara Aland in Der Text des Neuen Testaments. The categories are based on how each manuscript relates to the various text-types. Generally speaking, earlier Alexandrian...
. It is close to the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus
The Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th century manuscript of the Greek Bible,The Greek Bible in this context refers to the Bible used by Greek-speaking Christians who lived in Egypt and elsewhere during the early history of Christianity...
.
Currently it is housed at the Vatican Library
Vatican Library
The Vatican Library is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. Formally established in 1475, though in fact much older, it has 75,000 codices from...
(P. Bodmer VIII) at Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
Further reading
- Beare, FW (1961),The Text of I Peter in Papyrus 72, Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 80, No.3, pp. 253-260.
- Wasserman, T. (2005), Papyrus 72 and the Bodmer Miscellaneous Codex, NTS 51, p. 137-154.
- Jones, Brice C. (2011), The Bodmer 'Miscellaneous' Codex and the Crosby-Schøyen Codex MS 193: A New Proposal, JGRChJ (2011-2012): 9-20.
- Sakae Kubo, 𝔓 72 and the Codex Vaticanus, Studies and Documents 27 (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1965).
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