New Testament manuscript | |
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Name | P. Oxy. 2684 |
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Text | Jude † |
Date | 3rd / 4th century |
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]