Papyrus 116 Explained

Papyrus 116 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by ¹¹⁶, is a copy of part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Letter to the Hebrews. The surviving text of Hebrews are verses 2:9-11; 3:3-6. They are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned by the INTF to the 6th century (or 7th century).

The text of the codex was edited by A. Papathomas in 2000.^[1]

Text The Greek text of this codex is too small to determine its textual character.

Location The codex currently is housed at the Austrian National Library (Pap. G. 42417) at Vienna. The fragments are also commonly referred to as P. Vindob. G 42417.^[2]

As of June 2017, Martin Shkreli bought the fragments for an unknown price.

See also

• List of New Testament papyri
• Epistle to the Hebrews: chapter 2and 3

Further reading

• A. Papathomas, A new testimony to the Letter to the Hebrews Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 1 (2000), pp. 18–23.

Images

• Image from ¹¹⁶ recto, fragment of Hebrews 2:9-11
• Image from ¹¹⁶ verso, fragment of Hebrews 3:3-6

External links

• "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008

Notes and References

1. A. Papathomas, A new testimony to the Letter to the Hebrews Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 1 (2000), pp. 18–23.
2. Web site: Liste Handschriften. Institute for New Testament Textual Research. 27 August 2011. Münster.