Papyrus 85
New Testament manuscript
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Papyrus 85 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓85, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Book of Revelation. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 4th century (or the 5th century).
| New Testament manuscript | |
_all_fragments_front_recto_Revelation_are_verses_9,_19-10,_2;_5-9.jpg) Left to right: Fragment 1 recto, Rev 9:19-20; fragment 1 verso, 10:5-6; fragment 2 recto 10:7-8; fragment 2 verso, Rev 9:20-10:1; fragment 3 verso, Rev 10:9; fragment 3 recto Rev 10:1-2 | |
| Text | Book of Revelation 9-10 † |
|---|---|
| Date | 4th / 5th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire |
| Cite | J. Schwartz, Papyrus et tradition manuscrite, ZPE 4 (Bonn: 1969), pp. 178-182. |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | II |
The surviving texts of Revelation are verses 9:19-10:2,5-9.
- Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.[1]
- Location
It is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire (P. Gr. 1028) in Strasbourg.[1][2]
