Papyrus 38, P38
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First Composed: 14 April 2000
Last Updated: 31 October 2004
Name
Papyrus 38 (No. 1571), P38
Date
Late 2nd / Early 3rd Century CE. The Alands date it to c. 300 CE.
Provenance
Purchased in Cairo, Egypt, in 1924. Its exact provenance is unknown but it is believed that it came from the Fayum.
Size
The size of the full page would be about 14 cm. x 27 cm. Click here to see the image.
This is a tattered fragment coming from a papyrus codex.
Contents
Acts 18:27 - 19:6, 12-16.
Textual Character
P38 is a representative of "Western" form of the Book of Acts.
Writing
The papyrus is written in a reformed documentary hand.
Location
Special Collections Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
References
[1] H. A. Sanders, "An Papyrus Fragment of Acts in the Michigan Collection", Harvard Theological Review, 1927, Volume 20, pp. 1-19.
[2] P. W. Comfort & David P. Barrett, The Complete Text Of The Earliest New Testament Manuscripts, 1999, Baker Books: Grand Rapids (Michigan), United States of America, pp. 135-136.
