| New Testament manuscript | |
 1 Peter 5:12–end and 2 Peter 1:1–5 on facing pages of Papyrus Bodmer VIII | |
| Name | Papyrus Bodmer VII-IX |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓72 |
| Text | Jude, 1 Peter, 2 Peter |
| Date | 3rd/4th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Cologny/Geneva; Vatican City, Bibl. Bodmeriana; Bibl. Vaticana |
| Size | 14.5 by 16 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | I |
| Hand | documentary hand |
| Note | resembles 𝔓50 |
Papyrus 72 (𝔓72, Papyrus Bodmer VII-VIII) is the designation used by textual critics of the New Testament to describe portions of the so-called Bodmer Miscellaneous codex, namely the letters of Jude, 1 Peter, and 2 Peter. These books seem to have been copied by the same scribe, and the handwriting has been paleographically assigned to the 3rd or 4th century. [1]
Although the letters of Jude ( P.Bodmer VII) and 1-2 Peter ( P.Bodmer VIII) in this codex do not form a single continuous text, scholars still tend to refer to these three texts as a single early New Testament papyrus. [2]
Description
Papyrus 72 is the earliest known manuscript of these epistles, though a few verses of Jude are in a fragment 78 (P. Oxy. 2684). [3]
P.Bodmer VII (Jude) and P.Bodmer VIII ( 1- 2 Peter) form part of a single book (the Bodmer Miscellaneous Codex). This book appeared on the antiquities market in Egypt and was bought by the Swiss collector Martin Bodmer. [a] The same scribe who copied P.Bodmer VII and VIII is also thought to have copied P.Bodmer X and XI. [5]
The manuscript contains the usual nomina sacra for Messiah, Jesus, God, Lord, Spirit, Father, plus a few non-standard ones: ΔΥΜΙ (power), Σαρρα (Sarah), Αβρααμ (Abraham), Νωε (Noah), Μιχαης (Archangel Michael), and Ενωχ (Enoch).
A facsimile edition of Bodmer Papyrus VIII was published in 2007 by Testimonio Compañía Editorial. [6]
Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. According to Aland in 1-2 Peter it has normal text, in Jude free text, both with certain peculiarities. Aland placed it into I Category. It is close to the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus. [7]
See also
Notes
- ^ Bodmer donated the letters of Peter, P.Bodmer VIII, to the Vatican in 1969. [4] The complete make-up of the book is generally reconstructed as: The Nativity of Mary ( P.Bodmer V), the apocryphal correspondence of Paul to the Corinthians ( P.Bodmer X), the eleventh ode of Solomon ( P.Bodmer XI), Jude ( P.Bodmer VII), Melito's Homily on the Passover ( P.Bodmer XIII), a fragment of a hymn ( P.Bodmer XII), the Apology of Phileas ( P.Bodmer XX), Psalm 33 and 34 ( P.Bodmer IX), and 1-2 Peter ( P.Bodmer VIII.
References
- ^ Aland and Aland, The Text of the New Testament (2nd ed.), 100
- ^ Nongbri, "The Construction of P.Bodmer VIII and the Bodmer 'Composite' or 'Miscellaneous' Codex," 409-410
- ^ Wasserman, "Papyrus 72 and the Bodmer Miscellaneous Codex," 137
- ^ Nongbri, "The Construction of P.Bodmer VIII and the Bodmer 'Composite' or 'Miscellaneous' Codex," 396
- ^ Wasserman, "Papyrus 72 and the Bodmer Miscellaneous Codex," 140 and 149-151
- ^ http://www.testimonio.com/en/facsimil-colecciones/st-peter-facsimile.html[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Aland and Aland, The Text of the New Testament (2nd ed.), 100
Further reading
- Aland, Kurt and Barbara Aland. The Text of the New Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
- Beare, FW (1961), The Text of I Peter in Papyrus 72, Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 80, No.3, pp. 253–260.
- Wasserman, Tommy. "Papyrus 72 and the Bodmer Miscellaneous Codex," New Testament Studies 51, (2005), 137–154. doi: 10.1017/S0028688505000081
- Jones, Brice C. " The Bodmer 'Miscellaneous' Codex and the Crosby-Schøyen Codex MS 193: A New Proposal." JGRChJ (2011-2012), 9-20.
- Nongbri, Brent. "The Construction of P.Bodmer VIII and the Bodmer 'Composite' or 'Miscellaneous' Codex." Novum Testamentum 58 (2016), 394–410. doi: 10.1163/15685365-12341535
- Kubo, Sakae. 𝔓72 and the Codex Vaticanus. Studies and Documents 27. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1965.
- Strickland, Phillip David. 2017. " The Curious Case of 𝔓72: What an Ancient Manuscript Can Tell us about the Epistles of Peter and Jude." Journal of the Evangelical Society 60.4:781-792.
- Images available for viewing at CSNTM, 𝔓72 and the Vatican's website. https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Pap.Bodmer.VIII
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| International | |
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| National | |
| New Testament manuscript | |
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1 Peter 5:12–end and 2 Peter 1:1–5 on facing pages of Papyrus Bodmer VIII | |
| Name | Papyrus Bodmer VII-IX |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓72 |
| Text | Jude, 1 Peter, 2 Peter |
| Date | 3rd/4th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Cologny/Geneva; Vatican City, Bibl. Bodmeriana; Bibl. Vaticana |
| Size | 14.5 by 16 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | I |
| Hand | documentary hand |
| Note | resembles 𝔓50 |
Papyrus 72 (𝔓72, Papyrus Bodmer VII-VIII) is the designation used by textual critics of the New Testament to describe portions of the so-called Bodmer Miscellaneous codex, namely the letters of Jude, 1 Peter, and 2 Peter. These books seem to have been copied by the same scribe, and the handwriting has been paleographically assigned to the 3rd or 4th century. [1]
Although the letters of Jude ( P.Bodmer VII) and 1-2 Peter ( P.Bodmer VIII) in this codex do not form a single continuous text, scholars still tend to refer to these three texts as a single early New Testament papyrus. [2]
Description
Papyrus 72 is the earliest known manuscript of these epistles, though a few verses of Jude are in a fragment 78 (P. Oxy. 2684). [3]
P.Bodmer VII (Jude) and P.Bodmer VIII ( 1- 2 Peter) form part of a single book (the Bodmer Miscellaneous Codex). This book appeared on the antiquities market in Egypt and was bought by the Swiss collector Martin Bodmer. [a] The same scribe who copied P.Bodmer VII and VIII is also thought to have copied P.Bodmer X and XI. [5]
The manuscript contains the usual nomina sacra for Messiah, Jesus, God, Lord, Spirit, Father, plus a few non-standard ones: ΔΥΜΙ (power), Σαρρα (Sarah), Αβρααμ (Abraham), Νωε (Noah), Μιχαης (Archangel Michael), and Ενωχ (Enoch).
A facsimile edition of Bodmer Papyrus VIII was published in 2007 by Testimonio Compañía Editorial. [6]
Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. According to Aland in 1-2 Peter it has normal text, in Jude free text, both with certain peculiarities. Aland placed it into I Category. It is close to the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus. [7]
See also
Notes
- ^ Bodmer donated the letters of Peter, P.Bodmer VIII, to the Vatican in 1969. [4] The complete make-up of the book is generally reconstructed as: The Nativity of Mary ( P.Bodmer V), the apocryphal correspondence of Paul to the Corinthians ( P.Bodmer X), the eleventh ode of Solomon ( P.Bodmer XI), Jude ( P.Bodmer VII), Melito's Homily on the Passover ( P.Bodmer XIII), a fragment of a hymn ( P.Bodmer XII), the Apology of Phileas ( P.Bodmer XX), Psalm 33 and 34 ( P.Bodmer IX), and 1-2 Peter ( P.Bodmer VIII.
References
- ^ Aland and Aland, The Text of the New Testament (2nd ed.), 100
- ^ Nongbri, "The Construction of P.Bodmer VIII and the Bodmer 'Composite' or 'Miscellaneous' Codex," 409-410
- ^ Wasserman, "Papyrus 72 and the Bodmer Miscellaneous Codex," 137
- ^ Nongbri, "The Construction of P.Bodmer VIII and the Bodmer 'Composite' or 'Miscellaneous' Codex," 396
- ^ Wasserman, "Papyrus 72 and the Bodmer Miscellaneous Codex," 140 and 149-151
- ^ http://www.testimonio.com/en/facsimil-colecciones/st-peter-facsimile.html[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Aland and Aland, The Text of the New Testament (2nd ed.), 100
Further reading
- Aland, Kurt and Barbara Aland. The Text of the New Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
- Beare, FW (1961), The Text of I Peter in Papyrus 72, Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 80, No.3, pp. 253–260.
- Wasserman, Tommy. "Papyrus 72 and the Bodmer Miscellaneous Codex," New Testament Studies 51, (2005), 137–154. doi: 10.1017/S0028688505000081
- Jones, Brice C. " The Bodmer 'Miscellaneous' Codex and the Crosby-Schøyen Codex MS 193: A New Proposal." JGRChJ (2011-2012), 9-20.
- Nongbri, Brent. "The Construction of P.Bodmer VIII and the Bodmer 'Composite' or 'Miscellaneous' Codex." Novum Testamentum 58 (2016), 394–410. doi: 10.1163/15685365-12341535
- Kubo, Sakae. 𝔓72 and the Codex Vaticanus. Studies and Documents 27. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1965.
- Strickland, Phillip David. 2017. " The Curious Case of 𝔓72: What an Ancient Manuscript Can Tell us about the Epistles of Peter and Jude." Journal of the Evangelical Society 60.4:781-792.
- Images available for viewing at CSNTM, 𝔓72 and the Vatican's website. https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Pap.Bodmer.VIII
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