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Oxyrhynchus yields the largest cache of early New Testament papyri, anchoring textual restoration with stable, Alexandrian-aligned witnesses from the 2nd–4th centuries
Early nomina sacra reveal a stable scribal culture in the New Testament’s transmission, offering key evidence for establishing original readings across manuscripts.
The early manuscript tradition allows us to reconstruct the original New Testament text and build reliable conclusions about early Christian belief and practice.
Venture into the intricate world of Minuscule 788, an 11th-century Greek manuscript pivotal in understanding the Caesarean Text-Type of the New Testament. This article explores its unique features, historical significance, and the role it plays in the broader context of New Testament textual criticism.
It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew, it contains only Matthew 18:32-34; 19:1-3.5-7.9-10.
WHAT DO WE KNOW? Some eminent papyrologists, H. Hunger and O. Montevecchi, have affirmed Marcan identification. Still, the debate of positive Marcan identification goes on; Some papyrologists argue for it, some argue against it, and one scholar has come up with a new identification altogether, namely Zechariah 7:4-5. In addition to proposing Marcan identification for 7Q5, O’Callaghan proposed identification of 1 Timothy 3:16-4:1 for 7Q4.
