Papyrus 123 Explained
Papyrus 123 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 123, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the First Epistle to the Corinthians.[1]
Description
To the present day survived only pieces from one leaf. The surviving texts of 1 Corinthians are verses 14:31-34; 15:3-6, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 4th century (INTF).[1]
- TextRecto
μα]ν̣θανωσιν κ[αι παντες
: παρ]α̣κ̣α̣λ̣ω̣ντ̣[αι και] π̣να προ̣φητων̣ [προφηταις
: υ]π̣ο̣τασσεται̣ ο̣υ γαρ εστι[ν α]κ̣ατασ[ιας ο θς
: αλλ ειρ]η̣νες οω εν πασαις τα[ις] εκκ̣[λησιας
: των αγι]ω̣ν̣ α̣ι̣ γ̣υναικες εν [ταις εκκλησιαις
: σιγατωσαν ου γα]ρ̣ επιτρεπ̣[εται αυταις λαλειν
: ]...[Verso
: υ]μ̣ιν εν π̣ρωτοι̣[ς ο και παρελαβον οτι
: χς απεθα]ν̣εν υπερ των α̣[μαρτιων ημων κατα
: τας γραφ]α̣ς και ο̣[τ]ι̣ ε̣τ̣α̣φη και̣ [οτι] εγηγε̣ρτα̣[ι τη
: ημερα τη τριτ]η̣ κα̣[τα] τ̣ας̣ γραφας κ̣αι οτι ωφ[θη κηφα
: ειτα τοις δωδεκα επειτα] ω̣φθη επανω̣ πε̣ν̣[τ]α̣
κοσιοις αδελφοις εφαπαξ ε]ξ̣ ων οι πλ̣[ειονες
: μενουσιν εως αρτι τινες δε εκο]ι̣μ[ηθησαν
The Greek text of this codex probably is a representative of the [[Alexandrian text-type]]. It was published by J. David Thomas in 2008.Location
The manuscript currently is housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Sackler Library at Oxford with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4844.[1]
See also
Further reading
- N. Gonis, D. Colomo, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXII (London: 2008), pp. 1–3.
External links
Images
Official registration
Notes and References
- Web site: Liste Handschriften. Institute for New Testament Textual Research. 15 August 2011. Münster.
