Papyrus 5, P5
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First Composed: 12 April 2000
Last Updated: 12 April 2000
Name
Papyrus 5 (Pap. 782 + Pap. 2484), P5
Date
Early 3rd Century CE.
Provenance
Oxyrhynchus, Egypt.
Size
About 24.5 cm. x 6.8 cm (papyrus 2484) and 21.1 cm x 7.5 cm. (papyrus 782). There is one column and 27 lines per page.
It contain parts of the leaves from a codex.
Contents
It contains John 1:23-31, 33-41; 16:14-30; 20:11-17, 20:19-25.
Textual Character
The text agrees in general with
, especially when this codex is supported by one or more of the other early uncial manuscripts. The Alands label this text as "normal."
Writing
The words are written without separation. Accents and punctuation marks are absent. Rough breathing is used occasionally.
Location
British Library, London, United Kingdom.
References
[1] B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, II, 1899, 1 ff. (No. 208); and XV, 8 ff. (No. 1781).
[2] W. H. P. Hatch, The Principal Uncial Manuscripts Of The New Testament, 1939, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Plate VIII.