P46

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P46 is an early New Testament papyrus manuscript, notable for containing some of the oldest surviving copies of Paul’s epistles.

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P46 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament papyrus manuscript
biblical manuscript
papyri of the Pauline epistles
alsoKnownAs Papyrus 46
𝔓46
approximateDate early 3rd century
late 2nd century
catalogCode Michigan Ms. Inv. 6238
P. Chester Beatty II
collectionType Chester Beatty Papyri
containsPartOf New Testament
containsTextOf 1 Corinthians
1 Thessalonians
2 Corinthians
2 Thessalonians
Colossians
Ephesians
Galatians
Hebrews
Pauline epistles
linked to: Pauline Epistles

Philippians
Romans
geographicOrigin Egypt
hasSignificance early witness to the Pauline corpus
important for reconstructing the early New Testament text
language Koine Greek
material papyrus
notableFor being one of the oldest surviving manuscripts of Paul’s epistles
originalFormat single-quire codex
paleographicDatingMethod paleography
partiallyHeldAt Chester Beatty Library
University of Michigan Library
partOf Chester Beatty Papyri collection
religiousTradition Christianity
religiousWorkType Christian scripture manuscript
scholarlyField textual criticism
scriptStyle literary hand
scriptType uncial script
scripturalCorpus Epistles of Paul
linked to: Pauline Epistles
textType Alexandrian text-type
usedIn New Testament textual criticism
writingDirection left-to-right
writingMedium codex
writingSupport papyrus sheets
writingSystem Greek

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