Papyrus 54
New Testament manuscript
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Papyrus 54 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum 𝔓54, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 5th century (or 6th century).
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| New Testament manuscript | |
Recto James 2:16-18, 22, 24-25 | |
| Name | P. Princeton |
|---|---|
| Text | Epistle of James 2; 3 † |
| Date | 5th / 6th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Princeton University Library |
| Cite | E. H. Kase, Papyrus in the Princeton University Collections II (Princeton: 1936), pp. 1-3. |
| Size | 8.7 x 6.5 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | III/II |
It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle of James, it contains only fragments of James 2:16-18.22-26; 3:2-4.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it, with some hesitation, in Category III (possibly II).[1]
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It is currently housed at the Princeton University Library (P. Princ. 15; earlier Garrett Depots 7742) in Princeton, New Jersey.[1][2]
