Papyrus 134
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| New Testament manuscript | |
| Name | Willoughby Papyrus |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓134 |
| Text | John 1:49-51; 2:1 |
| Date | c. 200-400 |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Antiquities Market, purchased by Harold R. Willoughby |
| Now at | University of Texas Harry Ransom Center, Austin, Texas |
| Cite | Geoffrey Smith, The Willoughby Papyrus: A New Fragment of John 1:49–2:1 (P134) and an Unidentified Christian Text, vol. 136, no. 4, p.935-958, Journal of Biblical Literature: Boston, MA, 2018. |
| Type | Alexandrian |
| Note | Written on a Scroll. |
Papyrus 134 (designated as 𝔓134 in the Gregory-Aland numbering system) is a small surviving portion of an early copy of part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John. The text survives in three discontinuous fragments on one side of a scroll containing parts of verses 1:49-51 and 2:1. The manuscript has been assigned paleographically to the third or fourth century.[1]
𝔓134 is housed at the University of Texas Harry Ransom Center, Austin, Texas, in the United States.[2]
Textual variants
- 1:49: According to the reconstruction of Smith, it reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΕΙ (You are King) along with 𝔓75 02 03 032, versus ΕΙ Ο ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (You are the King) found in 𝔓66 01 Byz.
- 1:50: According to the reconstruction of Smith, it contains the majority reading ΜΕΙΖΩ versus ΜΕΙΖΩΝΑ of 𝔓66 and ΜΕΙΖΩΝ of 𝔓75, all meaning "greater than".
- 1:51: It contains the Alexandrian reading without ΑΠ ΑΡΤΙ (from now on).
- 2:1: According to the reconstruction of Smith, it lacks ΤΗ ΗΜΕΡΑ (on the day), with 03.
