P. Chester Beatty II

E730133

P. Chester Beatty II is a famous early Christian papyrus manuscript containing a substantial portion of the Pauline epistles, notable for its importance to New Testament textual studies.

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P. Chester Beatty II canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament papyrus manuscript
Pauline epistles manuscript
biblical manuscript
early Christian manuscript
alsoKnownAs Papyrus 46
𝔓46
associatedWith Apostle Paul
catalogueNumber P. Chester Beatty II
collection Chester Beatty Library collection
University of Michigan Papyrology Collection
containsTextOf 1 Corinthians
1 Thessalonians
2 Corinthians
Colossians
Ephesians
Galatians
Hebrews
Pauline epistles
linked to: Pauline Epistles

Philippians
Romans
contentGenre epistle
currentLocation Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
date early 3rd century
late 2nd century
estimatedDateRange circa 175–225 CE
language Koine Greek
originalFolioCount approximately 104 leaves
partOf Chester Beatty Papyri
physicalForm codex
provenance acquired by Alfred Chester Beatty
religiousTradition Christianity
scholarlyDesignation Papyrus 46 in the Gregory–Aland numbering
linked to: Papyrus 46
scriptDirection left-to-right
scriptType uncial script
significance important for New Testament textual criticism
important for the study of the Pauline corpus
one of the earliest extensive witnesses to the Pauline epistles
subjectOf New Testament textual studies
studies of early Christian book production
survivingLeaves approximately 86 leaves
textType Alexandrian text-type
usedFor reconstructing the early text of the Pauline letters
studying the canon of Pauline epistles in early Christianity
writingMaterial papyrus

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Papyrus 46 catalogCode P. Chester Beatty II
P46 catalogCode P. Chester Beatty II
P. Chester Beatty II catalogueNumber P. Chester Beatty II
Gregory–Aland 𝔓46 catalogCode P. Chester Beatty II