Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1 is valuable because it dates Greek Thomas, exposes its textual fluidity, and shows its dependence on earlier gospel tradition.
Fragments of Truth: The Value of Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1 for the Gospel of Thomas
Oxyrhynchus Papyri: The Largest Collection of the Earliest New Testament Manuscripts
Oxyrhynchus yields the largest cache of early New Testament papyri, anchoring textual restoration with stable, Alexandrian-aligned witnesses from the 2nd–4th centuries
Guardians of the New Testament: Literacy, Power, and the Copyists of The New Testament
How literate were early Christians, and who preserved their books? A deep dive into readers, lectors, scribes, and the documentary evidence that guarded the text.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 405 (P. Oxy. 405): A Second-Century Witness to Irenaeus and the Text of Matthew 3:16–17
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 2nd Century or Early 3rd-Century Witness to the Gospel of Luke from P. Oxy 5478
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 139 (P139): A Textual Examination of Philemon from the Fourth Century C.E.
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 (200–250 C.E.) P. Oxyrhynchus 5346: An Early Third-Century Witness to the Gospel of Luke
P138 is a 3rd-century Greek papyrus of Luke 13:12–17, 25–30, preserving Alexandrian readings and housed at Oxford's Sackler Library.
Papyrus 133 (P133): A Textual Analysis of P. Oxy. 5259 (200–250 C.E.)
Papyrus 133 preserves 1 Timothy 3:13–4:8 from 200–250 C.E., showing Alexandrian textual features and rare scribal habits.
P122, P. Oxyrhynchus 4806): A Fourth-Century Fragment of John 21:11–14, 22–24
Papyrus 122 offers insights into the text transmission of the Gospel of John in the fourth century, highlighting early Christian scribal practices.
