New Testament Manuscript 0171
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First Composed: 26 May 2000
Last Updated: 26 May 2000
Name
0171
Date
Late 3rd / Early 4th Century CE (c. 300).
Provenance
Hermopolis Magna, Egypt.
Size
About 5.7 cm. x 9.2 cm. There are two columns and 23 lines per page.
There are two vellum leaves.
Contents
It contains parts of Matthew and Luke. The parts of Matthew are 10:17-23, 25-32. The parts of Luke are 22:44-50, 52-56, 61, 63-64.
Textual Character
According to the Alands, 0171 is an early form of the D text and label is "paraphrastic". Metzger thinks that it is an important witness in Egypt to the Western text.
Writing
The manuscript was perhaps written by a professional scribe.
Location
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, Italy (PSI 2.124)
References
[1] G. H. R. Horsley (ed.), New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity, II, 1981-, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, p. 126. This gives the transcription of Matthew text.
[2] J. N. Birdsall, "A Fresh Examination Of The Fragment Of The Gospel Of St. Luke In Ms. 0171 And An Attempted Reconstruction With Special Reference To The Recto", in Roger Gryson et al. (ed.), Philologia Sacra: Biblische und Patristische Studien für Hermann J. Frede und Walter Thiele zu ihrem Siebzigsten Geburtstag, 1993, Herder: Frieburg, pp. 212-227.