Papyrus 18, P18

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First Composed: 20 April 2000

Last Updated: 20 April 2000


Name

Papyrus 18 (P. 2053), P18

Date

3rd / 4th Century CE.

Provenance

Oxyrhynchus, Egypt.

Size

About 15.1 cm. x 9.8 cm.

This fragment is from a papyrus codex.

Contents

Revelation 1:4-7.

Textual Character

According to Metzger, P18 agrees with , A and C (which are the best witnesses to Revelation). The Alands say P18 has a "normal" text.

Writing

The script is a clear, medium-sized cursive, upright and heavily formed.

Location

British Library, London, United Kingdom.


References

[1] A. S. Hunt, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, VIII, 1911, 13 ff. (No. 1079).

The New Testament Manuscripts