Papyrus 23, P23
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First Composed: 8 April 2000
Last Updated: 9 November 2007
Name
Papyrus 23 (G.P. 1229), P23
Date
Grenfell et al. have suggested the date to be the fourth century CE. The Alands have redated it to the third century. However, some scholars have pointed out to the 2nd century style of writing. It is dated late second or early third century.
Provenance
Oxyrhynchus, Egypt.
Size
About 12.1 cm. x 11.2 cm.
It contain fragment of a leaf from a papyrus codex. The image of the manuscript can be seen here.
Contents
It contain James 1:10-12 (verso) and James 1:15-18 (recto).
Textual Character
In general, P23 agrees with
, B and C, which represent the best text of the General Epistles. The Alands call the text as "strict."
Writing
The fragment is written in good-sized broad uncials rather coarse and irregular in formation, though hooks and thickenings at the end of the strokes show an attempt at ornament.
Location
The Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana.
References
[1] B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, X, 1914, 16 ff. (No. 1229).
[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, p. 101.