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Papyrus 23 is designated P23. It is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle of James, it contains only James 1:10-12,15-18. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to 175-225 A.D.
Papyrus 22 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by P22, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, only containing extant John 15:25-16:2, 21–32. The manuscript has been paleographically assigned to 200-250 A.D.
Papyrus 21 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum P21, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew, it contains only Matthew 12:24-26, 32-33.
The handwriting has many similarities with P. Egerton 4 (2 Chronicles) of the third century, and even more so with P27, which may be the work of the same scribe.
Papyrus 19 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by P19, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 250-300 A.D.
Papyrus 18 (P18) is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is similar to P9 and P24, and has the highest agreement with C followed by א and A. It is a papyrus manuscript containing the beginning of the Book of Revelation.
Papyrus 17 (P17) is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle to the Hebrews, but only contains verses 9:12-19.
In the year 1898, Bernard P. Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt discovered thousands of papyri fragments just outside the ruins of the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus. These fragments turned out to be one of the most important papyri discoveries of all time.
Between A.D. 95 and about 150, a number of works were written by men who had known the apostles and the apostolic doctrine; they are known as the Apostolic Fathers.
A complete list of differences between the Robinson-Pierpont text (representing the majority of manuscripts) and the text underlying the King James Version, a Collation of Robinson & Pierpont vs. Scrivener.