| New Testament manuscript | |
_recto_Jude_1%2c_4%3b_1%2c_8.jpg) Recto, Jude 1:4; 1:8 | |
| Name | P. Oxy. 2684 |
|---|---|
| Text | Jude † |
| Date | c. 200-400 |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Sackler Library |
| Cite | L. Ingrams, P. Kingston, P. Parsons, and J. Rea,OP XXXIV (1968), pp. 4-6. |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | I |
Papyrus 78, also known asP. Oxy. XXXVI 2684, is an early copy of theNew Testament inGreek. It is apapyrusmanuscript of theEpistle of Jude. It is designated by thesiglum𝔓78 in theGregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. The surviving texts of Jude are verses 4–5 & 7–8. 𝔓78 is written in an elegant hand. Using the study of comparative writing styles (paleography), it has been assigned to the 3rd or 4th century CE.[1]
The Greek text of this codex is considered a representative of theAlexandrian text-type.𝔓78 displays a free text.[2] Due to its early date, Biblical scholarKurt Aland placed it inCategory I of his New Testament classification system..[1]
It is currently housed at theSackler Library (P. Oxy. 2684) inOxford.[1][3]
