Papyrus 119 Explained

Papyrus 119 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by ¹¹⁹, is an early copy of a small part of the New Testament in Greek found among the Oxyrhynchus Papyri. It is a manuscript of the Gospel of John.

Surviving texts

The surviving texts of John are verses 1:21-28, 38-44. They are in a fragmentary condition.

Assignation

The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the early 3rd century (INTF).

Characteristics

The text is written with one column per page, and 16 lines per page. 40 lines have been reconstructed.^[1]

Location The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4803.^[1]

See also

• List of New Testament papyri
• Oxyrhynchus Papyri

Further reading

• R. Hatzilambrou, P. J. Parsons, J. Chapa, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXI (London: 2007), pp. 2–6.

External links

Images

• P. Oxy. LXIV 4803 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"

Official registration

• "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008
• Bible Papyrus p119 at the Literal Translation of the Original Greek New Testament

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liste Handschriften. Institute for New Testament Textual Research. 15 August 2011. Münster.