| New Testament manuscript | |
 | |
| Name | P. Bodmer XVII |
|---|---|
| Text | Acts †;Catholic epistles † |
| Date | 7th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Bibliotheca Bodmeriana |
| Cite | Rudolf Kasser,Papyrus Bodmer XVII: Actes des Apôtres, Epîtres de Jacques, Pierre, Jean et Jude (Cologny/Geneva: 1961) |
| Size | 33 by 21 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | I |
| Note | Acts 27:14-21 shown |
Papyrus 74 (in theGregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓74, is a copy of theNew Testament inGreek. It is apapyrusmanuscript of theActs of the Apostles andCatholic epistles withlacunae. The manuscriptpaleographically had been assigned to the 7th century.[1]
The surviving texts are verses:Acts 1:2–28:31 †; James 1:1–5:20 †; 1 Peter 1:1–2, 7–8, 13, 19–20, 25; 2:6–7, 11–12, 18, 24; 3:4–5; 2 Peter 2:21; 3:4, 11, 16; 1 John 1:1, 6; 2:1–2, 7, 13–14, 18–19, 25–26; 3:1–2, 8, 14, 19–20; 4:1, 6–7, 12, 18–19; 5:3–4, 9–10, 17; 2 John 1, 6–7, 13; 3 John 6, 12; Jude 3, 7, 11–12, 16, 24.
Despite the late date, it is an important manuscript and excellent witness for the book of Acts.[2]
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of theAlexandrian text-type.Aland ascribed it as a "strict text", and placed it inCategory I.[1]
It is currently housed at theBibliotheca Bodmeriana (P. Bodmer XVII) inCologny.[1][7]
