PAPYRUS 27 P27 (P. Oxy. 1355) Early Copy of the New Testament in Greek

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Papyrus P27
 
Name P. Oxy. 1355
Text Romans 8-9 †
Date 175 – 200 C.E.
Script Greek
Found Egypt
Now at Cambridge University Library
Cite B. P. Grenfell & A. S. HuntOxyrhynchus Papyri XI, (London, 1915), pp. 9-12
Size 13 x 25
Type Alexandrian text-type
Category I
 
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The larger of two fragments making up 𝔓27, recto (front side)

Papyrus 27 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓27, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle to the Romans, it contains only Romans 8:12-22.24-27; 8:33-9:3.5-9. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to 175-200 C.E. It is written in 43 lines per page. The scribe of this manuscript may have also written 𝔓20.

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category I. This manuscript shows agreement with Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus, and other witnesses of the Alexandrian text-type.

It is currently housed at the Cambridge University Library (Add. 7211) in Cambridge.

 Philip Comfort Writes,

Grenfell and Hunt identified the handwriting as being similar to that of P20 (see comments on P20). Indeed, the manuscript appears to have been written by the same scribe who composed P20 and therefore must have the same date. Even if it was not done by the same scribe, it belongs to the same era. The following letters are formed identically: α, β, δ, ε, κ, ι, μ, ν, ο, π, ρ, σ, ψ, υ, φ, ω. Both manuscripts display no punctuation other than the diaeresis (an apostrophe appears in P20 after a foreign name, but there was no occasion for it in P27).

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11υμιν 12αρα ουν αδελφοι οφειλεται εσμεν ο]υ [τη σ]αρκι
του κατα σαρκα ζην 13ει γαρ κατα σαρκα ζ]ητ̣[ε] μελ
λετε αποθνησκειν ει δε π̅ν̅ι̅ τας πραξει]ς του σω
ματος θανατουτε ζησεσθε 14οσοι γαρ π̅]ν̅ι̅ θ̅υ̅ αγον
ται ουτοι ϋοι❏ θ̅υ̅ εισιν 15ου γαρ ελαβετε π̅ν̅α̅] δουλειας
παλιν εις φοβον αλλα ελαβετε π̅ν̅α̅ υιοθε]σιας εν
ω κραζομεν αββα ο π̅η̅ρ̅ 16αυτο το π̅ν̅α̅ συ]νμαρτυ
ρει τω π̅ν̅ι̅ ημων οτι εσμεν τ]εκνα θ̅[υ̅ 17ει δ]ε τεκνα
και κληρονομοι κληρονομοι] μεν θ̅υ̅ συνκληρονο
μοι δε χ̅υ̅ ειπερ συνπασχομε]ν ϊνα και συνδοξα
σθωμεν 18λογιζομαι γαρ οτι ουκ] αξια [τ]α παθηματα
του νυν καιρου προς την μελλ]ουσαν δ[ο]ξ[α]ν αποκα
λυφθηναι εις ημας 19η γαρ απο]καραδ[ο]κ[ια] της [κ]τι
σεως την αποκαλυψιν των] ϋ̣ων του θ̅υ̅ απε̣κ̣
δεχεται 20τη γαρ ματαιοτητι η] κτισις υπεταγη
ουχ εκουσα αλλα δια τον υποτ]αξαντα [ε]π ελπιδι
21οτι και αυτη η κτισις ελευθερ]ωθη[σ]ε̣τ̣α̣ι̣ απ̣ο της δου
λειας της φθορας εις την ελε]υθεριαν της δοξης
των τεκνων του θ̅υ̅ 22οιδαμεν] γαρ οτ[ι] πασα η κτι
σις συνστεναζει και συνωδιν]ε̣ι αχρ[ι] του νυν
[23ου μονον δε αλλα και αυτοι την απαρχην του π̅ν̅ς̅]
[εχοντες ημεις και αυτοι εν εαυτοις στεναζομεν]
[απεκδεχομενοι την απολυτρωσιν του σωματος]
ημων 24τη γαρ ελπιδι εσωθημεν ελπις δε βλεπο]μενη
ουκ εστιν ελπις ο γαρ βλεπει τις ελπιζει 25ει] δε ο ου
βλεπομεν ελπιζομεν δι υπομονης απ]ε̣κ̣δεχο
μεθα 26ωσαυτως δε και το π̅ν̅α̅ συναντιλα]μβανεται
τη ασθενεια ημων το γαρ τι προσευξω]μεθα κα
θο δει ουκ οιδαμεν αλλα αυτο το π̅ν̅α̅ υπερε]ν̣[τ]υ̣γχα
νει στεναγμοις αλαλητοις 27ο δε εραυνων τας καρ]διας
[location of lower margin is uncertain]
[8:27–33 missing]

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[recto]

[location of upper margin is uncertain]
33τι̣ς̣ [ενκαλεσει κατα εκλεκτων θ̅υ̅ θ̅ς̅ ο δικαιων 34τις
ο κατ[ακρινων χ̅ς̅ ι̅η̅ς̅ ο αποθανων μαλλον δε εγερθεις
ος κα̣[ι εστιν εν δεξια του θ̅υ̅ ος και εντυνχανει υπερ
ημω̣[ν 35τις ημας χωρισει απο της αγαπης του χ̅ρ̅υ̅
θλιψ[ις η στενοχωρια η διωγμος η λιμος η γυμνοτης
η κιν[δυνος η μαχαιρα 36καθως γεγραπται οτι ενεκεν
σου θ[α]ν̣α̣τ̣ο̣υ̣μ̣ε̣[θα ολην την ημεραν ελογισθημεν
ως προβατα σφα[γης 37αλλ εν τουτοις πασιν υπερνικω
μεν δια του αγα[πησαντος ημας 38πεπεισμαι γαρ οτι
ουτε θανατος ο̣υ̣[τε ζωη ουτε αγγελοι ουτε αρχαι ου
τε ενεστωτα ου[τε μελλοντα ουτε δυναμεις 39ουτε
ϋψωμα ουτε βα[θος ουτε τις κτισις ετερα δυνησεται
η]μας χωρισαι α̣π̣[ο της αγαπης του θ̅υ̅ της εν χ̅ρ̅ω̅ ι̅η̅υ̅

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τ]ω κ̅ω̅ ημων [1αληθειαν λεγω εν χ̅ω̅ ου ψευδομαι
συνμαρτυρουσης̣ [μοι της συνειδησεως μου εν π̅ν̅ι̅
αγιω 2οτι λυπη μ[οι εστιν μεγαλη και αδιαλειπτος ο
δυνη τη καρδια μ[ου 3ηυχομην γαρ αναθεμα ειναι αυ
τος εγω απο του χ̅[ρ̅υ̅ υπερ των αδελφων μου των συγγε
νων μου κατα σ̣[αρκα 4οιτινες εισιν ι̅η̅λ̅ιται ων η υιοθε]
[σια και η δοξα και αι διαθηκαι και η νομοθεσια και η]
[λατρεια και αι επαγγελιαι 5ων οι πατερες και εξων ο]
[χ̅ρ̅ς̅ το κατα σαρκα ο ων επι παντων θ̅ς̅ ευλογητος εις]
αιων[ας αμην 6ουχ οιον δε οτι εκπεπτωκεν ο λογος
του θ̅υ̅ ο[υ γαρ παντες οι εξ ι̅η̅λ̅ ουτοι ι̅η̅λ̅ 7ουδ οτι
εισιν σ[περμα αβρααμ παντες τεκνα αλλ εν ισαακ
κληθη̣σ̣ε̣[ται σοι σπερμα 8τουτ εστιν ου τα τεκνα της
σαρκο[ς ταυτα τεκνα του θ̅υ̅ αλλα τα τεκνα της επαγγε
λιας λ[ογιζεται εις σπερμα 9επαγγελιας γαρ ο λογος
ουτος [κατα τον καιρον τουτον ελευσομαι και
εσ[ται τη σαρρα υιος 10ου μονον δε αλλα και ρεβεκκα
[location of lower margin is uncertain]

REFERENCES

  1. KURT ALAND; BARBARA ALAND,  (1995). THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CRITICAL EDITIONS AND TO THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN TEXTUAL CRITICISM. ERROLL F. RHODES (TRANS.). GRAND RAPIDS: WILLIAM B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
  2. Philip W. Comfort and David P. Barrett. The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts, 2 Volume Set (English and Greek Edition). Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel Academic; 3rd edition, 2019.
  3. “LISTE HANDSCHRIFTEN”. MÜNSTER: INSTITUTE FOR NEW TESTAMENT TEXTUAL RESEARCH.
  4. B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri X, (London, 1914).
  5. Edward D. Andrews. FROM SPOKEN WORDS TO SACRED TEXTS: Introduction-Intermediate New Testament Textual Studies. Cambridge, Ohio: Christian Publishing House; 2020.

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