Papyrus 28, P28
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First Composed: 28 April 2000
Last Updated: 28 April 2000
Name
Papyrus 28 (Pap. 2), P28
Date
Late 3rd Century CE.
Provenance
Oxyrhynchus, Egypt.
Size
About 10.7 cm. x 5.2 cm.
It contain fragment of a leaf from a papyrus codex.
Contents
It contain John 6:8-12 (recto) and John 6:17-22 (verso).
Textual Character
The text shows is eclectic in places, as often happens in early Biblical Mss., but tends to support B rather than
.
The Alands call P28 a "normal" text. According to Metzger, the text type is Alexandrian.
Writing
The script is medium-sized semi-uncial.
Location
Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California, USA.
References
[1] B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, XIII, 1919, 8 ff. (No. 1596).