Papyrus 108
Copy of the New Testament in Greek
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Papyrus 108 is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, containing verses 17:23-24 (the end of the Farewell Discourse) and 18:1-5 in a fragmentary condition. It is designated by the siglum 𝔓108 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparartive writing styles (paleography), it has been assigned to the late 2nd or early 3rd Century CE.[1] The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms (P. Oxy. 4447) of the Sackler Library at Oxford University.[2]
| New Testament manuscript | |
Recto, John 17:23-24 | |
| Name | P. Oxy. 4447 |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓108 |
| Text | Gospel of John 17:23-24; 18:1-5 |
| Date | 2nd / 3rd century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
| Now at | Sackler Library |
| Cite | W. E. H. Cockle, OP LXV (1998), pp. 16-18 |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.2 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Note | concurs with א |
Description

The original manuscript would've been around 14.5 cm x 18.5 cm is size, with 23 lines per page. The handwriting script is representative of the reformed Documentary style.[3] The text is considered a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Although small, the manuscript concurs with Codex Sinaiticus.[1] It has itacistic error in John 17:23 (γεινωσκη instead of γινωσκη).[4]
- Some notable readings
Below taken from NA27 Edition Apparatus.[5]
John 17:24 (1)
John 17:24 (2)
John 17:24 (3)
John 18:2 (1)
- ιης (ιησους) : 𝔓108 𝔓59 𝔓60 𝔓66 א B L pc
- ο ιης (ιησους) : A C D W Θ Ψ 0250 ƒ13 33
- και ο ιης (ιησους) : Γ Δ 892s al
John 18:2 (2)
- εκει μετα των μαθητων αυτου : 𝔓108 𝔓66c א A C D W
- μετα των μαθητων αυτου εκει : B
- εκει μετα των μαθητων : 𝔓66*
John 18:3
- και φαρισαιων : 𝔓108(vid) א1 A C W Θ Ψ 0250 ƒ13 33
- και εκ των φαρισαιων : א*,2 D L 579 pc a aur
- και των φαρισαιων : B 0140
John 18:4 (1)
John 18:4 (2)
John 18:4 (3)