Papyrus 101
New Testament manuscript
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Papyrus 101, also known as P. Oxy. 66 4401, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew. The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 3:10-12; 3:16-4:3, they are in a fragmentary condition. It is designated by the siglum 𝔓101 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the 3rd century CE.[1] It is one of the numerous manuscripts found at the site of Oxyrhynchus.
- Text
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| New Testament manuscript | |
_recto_-_Matt_3,_10-12.jpg) Recto, Matt 3:10-12 | |
| Name | P. Oxy. 4401 |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓101 |
| Text | Gospel of Matthew 3:10-12; 3:16-4:3 |
| Date | 3rd century AD |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
| Now at | Sackler Library |
| Cite | J. David Thomas, OP LXIV (1997), pp. 2-4. |
| Size | 19 x 7.5 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
The Greek text of the codex considered to be a representative of the Alexandrian text-type.
- Location
The manuscript is currently housed at the Sackler Library (Papyrology Rooms, P. Oxy. 4401) at Oxford.[1]
Textual Variants
- 3:10: εις (into) becomes προς (towards).
- 3:11: omits οπισω μου (after me).
- 3:11: βαστασαι (to bear) is changed to λυσαι (to untie). The missing space on the line above could also include κυφας (bending down), therefore almost conforming the text to the same as Mark 1:7.
- 3:16: ωσαι (as if it were) becomes ως (like).
- 3:16: και (and) is omitted from after περιστεραν (dove).
- 3:17: ευδοκησα (well pleased) becomes ηυδοκησα, a variant spelling.
- 4:2: ημερας τεσσερακοντα και νυκτας τεσσερακοντα (days forty and nights forty) becomes μ ημερας και μ νυκτας (forty days and forty nights (the numeral μ representing "forty")).
