Papyrus 72

Papyrus 72
New Testament manuscript
1 Peter 5:12–end and 2 Peter 1:1–5 on facing pages of Papyrus Bodmer VIII
1 Peter 5:12–end and 2 Peter 1:1–5 on facing pages of Papyrus Bodmer VIII
NamePapyrus Bodmer VII-IX
Sign𝔓72
TextJude, 1 Peter, 2 Peter
Date3rd/4th century
ScriptGreek
Now atCologny/Geneva; Vatican City, Bibl. Bodmeriana; Bibl. Vaticana
Size14.5 by 16 cm
TypeAlexandrian text-type
CategoryI
Handdocumentary hand
Noteresembles 𝔓50

Papyrus 72 (𝔓72, Papyrus Bodmer VII-VIII) is the designation used by textual critics of the New Testament to describe portions of the so-called Bodmer Miscellaneous codex, namely the letters of Jude, 1 Peter, and 2 Peter. These books seem to have been copied by the same scribe, and the handwriting has been paleographically assigned to the 3rd or 4th century.[1]

Although the letters of Jude (P.Bodmer VII) and 1-2 Peter (P.Bodmer VIII) in this codex do not form a single continuous text, scholars still tend to refer to these three texts as a single early New Testament papyrus.[2]

  1. ^ Aland and Aland, The Text of the New Testament (2nd ed.), 100
  2. ^ Nongbri, "The Construction of P.Bodmer VIII and the Bodmer 'Composite' or 'Miscellaneous' Codex," 409-410

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