| New Testament manuscript | |
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| Text | Acts 4–6 † |
|---|---|
| Date | 4th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Staatliche Museen zu Berlin |
| Cite | A. H. Salonius,Die griechischen Handschriftenfragmente des Neuen Testaments in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, ZNW 26 (1927), 97–119 |
| Size | 18.6 by 10.4 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | II |
Papyrus 8 (in theGregory-Aland numbering), signed by𝔓8 or α 8 (von Soden), is an early copy of the New Testament inGreek. It is apapyrusmanuscript of theActs of the Apostles, it containsActs 4:31–37;5:2–9;6:1–6.8–15.[citation needed] The manuscriptpaleographically has been assigned to the 4th century.[1]
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The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page.[2]
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of theAlexandrian text-type.Aland placed it inCategory II.[1]
The text of the codex was published by Salonius in 1927.[3]
It is currently housed at theStaatliche Museen zu Berlin and part of theBerlin Papyrus Collection (Papyrus Berlin 8683).[1][4]
