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This category encompasses all primary sources used in New Testament textual studies, including papyri, majuscules, minuscules, lectionaries, versions, and writings of early Christian figures.
Early Christian papyrus quoting Matthew 3:16–17, preserving Irenaeus's text from 150–200 C.E., and supporting the Alexandrian manuscript tradition.
Papyrus 141 (𝔓141), a late second century or early 3rd-century manuscript of Luke, preserves early textual forms from chapters 2 and 24, supporting the reliability of the Alexandrian text.
Papyrus 140 (𝔓140), a 5th-century Greek fragment of Acts, offers rare variants in the stoning of Stephen narrative and reflects early Alexandrian tendencies.
Papyrus 139 (𝔓139), a 4th-century Greek fragment of Philemon, reveals key textual variants and supports the stability of the Alexandrian tradition in Egypt.
P138 is a 3rd-century Greek papyrus of Luke 13:12–17, 25–30, preserving Alexandrian readings and housed at Oxford's Sackler Library.
P136 is a 6th-century Greek papyrus of Acts 4 and 7, showing Alexandrian readings, preserved in rotulus format and housed at Duke University.
P135 is a 4th–5th century C.E. Greek papyrus containing Galatians 3–5, preserving Alexandrian readings in a fragmentary but valuable manuscript.
P134 is an early papyrus of John 1:49–2:1 dated to 225–275 C.E., reflecting Alexandrian text-type and preserving key textual variants that affirm early textual stability.
Papyrus 133 preserves 1 Timothy 3:13–4:8 from 200–250 C.E., showing Alexandrian textual features and rare scribal habits.
Papyrus 132, a third-century fragment, showcases significant textual variations in Ephesians, highlighting early manuscript diversity and transmission nuances.
