List of Syriac New Testament Manuscripts

The Syriac Version of the New Testament is one of the earliest and most important versions. Over 350 Syriac manuscripts of the New Testament have survived into the present. What kind of information might you find? A description or history of the manuscript. You might also find textual information like; it lacks the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11). You might discover if it has any lacunae, how it was dated, and the different hands of the copyists. And many other pieces of information. Some have more information than others.

29 Aug 2022 0

PAPYRUS 28 P28 (P. Oxy. 1596) Early Greek Copy of the New Testament

Papyrus 28 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓28, is an early Greek copy of the New Testament. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John.

21 Aug 2022 2

GREEK NEW TESTAMENT: Codex Basilensis A. N. III. 12 (Uncial 07) 8th Century C.E.

Codex Basilensis, designated by Ee, 07 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) or ε 55 (von Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, dated paleographically to the 8th century.

11 Jul 2022 0

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

P27 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.

7 Jul 2022 1

Syriac Versions of the Bible

The Old Testament.—There are two Syriac translations of this part of the Bible, one made directly from the original language Hebrew, and the other from an ancient Greek version. The Syriac New-Testament Versions.—These we may conveniently enumerate under five heads, including several recensions under some of them, but treating separately the notable “Curetonian text.”

5 Jul 2022 2

PAPYRUS 25 P25 (P. Berlin 16388) Dating to 300-350 C.E.

It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew, it contains only Matthew 18:32-34; 19:1-3.5-7.9-10.

28 Jun 2022 0

NEW TESTAMENT TEXTUAL STUDIES: Important Papyrus Manuscripts

Papyrus is a tall, aquatic reed, the pith of which is cut into strips, laid in a crosswork pattern, and glued together to make a page for writing. The papyrus rolls of Egypt have been used as a writing surface since the early third millennium BC.

22 Jun 2022 0

NEW TESTAMENT TEXTUAL STUDIES: Important Uncial Manuscripts

The manuscripts typically classified as “uncial” are so designated to differentiate them from papyrus manuscripts. In a sense, this is a misnomer because the real difference has to do with the material they are written on—vellum (treated animal hide) as compared to papyrus—not the kind of letters used. Indeed, the papyri are also written in uncials (capital letters), but the term “uncial” typically describes the majuscule lettering that was prominent in fourth-century biblical texts, such as in א, A, B, C.

20 Jun 2022 0

NEW TESTAMENT TEXTUAL STUDIES: Minuscule 1739

This tenth-century codex has Acts and the Epistles. The manuscript was discovered at Mt Athos in 1879 by E. von der Goltz. The manuscript has strong textual affinities with P46, B, 1739, Coptic Sahidic, Coptic Boharic, Clement, and Origen. The relationship between P46, B, and 1739 is remarkable because 1739 is a tenth-century manuscript that was copied from a fourth-century manuscript of excellent quality.

17 Jun 2022 0

PAPYRUS 77 P77 (P. Oxy. 2683 + 4405)/P103 (P. Oxy. 4403)

Papyrus 77 designated by P77, is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew verses 23:30-39. Papyrus 103 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by P103, is a copy of part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew.

16 Jun 2022 1

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