Papyrus Rylands 458

Papyrus Rylands 458 (TM 62298; LDAB 3459) is a manuscript of the Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible) in the Greek Septuagint version of the Hebrew Bible. It is a roll made from papyrus, which has survived in a very fragmentary condition. It is designated by the number 957 on the list of Septuagint manuscripts according to the numbering system devised by biblical scholar Alfred Rahlfs. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), the manuscript has been dated to the middle of the 2nd century BCE.^[1]

Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, it was the oldest known manuscript of the Greek Bible. It has been invariably used in discussions around whether the Greek Septuagint translation used either the Tetragrammaton (name of God) in Hebrew, or the Greek title Κύριος (kyrios/lord).

^ George Howard (1971). "The oldest Greek text of Deuteronomy". Hebrew Union College Annual. 42. Jewish Institute of Religion: Hebrew Union College Press: 125–131. JSTOR 23506719.

[1] George Howard (1971). "The oldest Greek text of Deuteronomy". Hebrew Union College Annual. 42. Jewish Institute of Religion: Hebrew Union College Press: 125–131. JSTOR 23506719.

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