| New Testament manuscript | |
_recto_John_5%2c_26-29.jpg) Recto, John 5:26-29 | |
| Name | P. Laur. PL II/31 |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓95 |
| Text | John 5:26-29,36-38 |
| Date | 3rd century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Universita Degli Studi di Milano |
| Cite | J. Lenaerts,Un papyrus de l’Évangile de Jean : PL II/31, Chronique d’ Egypte 60 (1985), pp. 117-120 |
| Size | [12] x [24] cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | I |
Papyrus 95 is an early copy of theNew Testament inGreek. It is apapyrusmanuscript of theGospel of John in a fragmentary condition. It is designated by thesiglum𝔓95 in theGregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. The surviving texts of John are verses 5:26-29,36-38. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the early 3rd century.[1]
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The writing is in 35 lines per page.[2] The fragment should have the word πατήρ contracted (known as anomen sacrum) in two places, however the place where these would appear is missing due to the fragmentary nature of the manuscript.[3] The manuscript is currently housed at theBiblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (PL II/31) atFlorence.[4][5]
The Greek text of this manuscript is considered a representative of theAlexandrian text-type. Papyrologist and biblical scholar Philip Comfort describes it as proto-Alexandrian, though the extant portion is too fragmentary for certainty.[2] It has not yet been placed in any of theCategories of New Testament manuscripts.[4]
