Papyrus 61 Explained

Papyrus 61 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by ⁶¹, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Pauline epistles. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 8th century.^{[1] [2]}

ContentsRo 16:23-27; 1 Cor 1:1-2.4-6; 5:1-3.5-6.9-13; Philip 3:5-9.12-16; 1 Thess 1:2-3; Tit 3:1-5.8-11.14-15; Philem. 4–7;^[1]

TextThe Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.^[1]

LocationIt is currently housed at The Morgan Library & Museum (P. Colt 5) in New York City.^{[1] [3]}

See also

• List of New Testament papyri
• Related Bible parts: Romans 16; 1 Corinthians 1; 1 Corinthians 5; Philippians 3; 1 Thessalonians 1; Titus 3; Philemon

Further reading

• L. Casson, and E. L. Hettich, Excavations at Nessana II, Literary Papyri (Princeton: 1946), pp. 112–122.
• G. Cavallo, Pap. Flor. 36 (2005), p. 197

External links

• LDAB

Notes and References

1. Book: Aland . Kurt . Kurt Aland . Aland . Barbara . Barbara Aland . Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) . The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism . . 1995 . Grand Rapids . 100 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
2. Web site: Liste Handschriften. Institute for New Testament Textual Research. 16 November 2010. Münster.
3. Web site: Liste Handschriften. Institute for New Testament Textual Research. 26 August 2011. Münster.