Papyrus 27, P27

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First Composed: 10 April 2000

Last Updated: 10 April 2000


Name

Papyrus 27 (Add. 7211), P27

Date

3rd Century CE.

Provenance

Oxyrhynchus, Egypt.

Size

About 11.2 cm. x 4.4 cm. There is one column and 27 lines per page.

It contain fragments of the leaves from a codex.

Contents

It contains Romans 8:12-22, 24-27 (verso), 33-9:3, 5-9 (recto).

Textual Character

The Alands call the text of P27 as "strict." It shows a general agreement with B and other Alexandrian witnesses.

Writing

The words are written with slight separation. Accents and breathing are absent. No marks of punctuation except the paragraphus.

Location

University Library, Cambridge, United Kingdom.


References

[1] B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, XI, 9 ff. (No. 1355); 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 IX.

The New Testament Manuscripts