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Papyrus 62

Papyrus 62 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓⁶², known also as ‘‘Papyrus Osloensis’’, is a copy of the New Testament and SeptuagintinGreek-Coptic. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew and Book of Daniel. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 4th century.

Description[edit]

The surviving text of Matthew are verses 11:25-30, they are in a fragmentary condition. It contains also fragments of Book of Daniel 3:51-53 and Odae (Papyrus 994 Rahlfs).^[1] Survived fragments of 13 leaves.

The text is written in one column per page, 7 lines per column, 7-12 letters in line.^[1]

Greek

Matthew 11:25; 11:25; 11:25-26; 11:27; 11:27; 11:27-28; 11:28-29; 11:29-30; 11:30.

Coptic

Matthew 11:25-29.^[1]

The nomina sacra are written in an abbreviated way (θς, ις, κε, πρ, πηρ, υς).^[1]

It has diaeresis over letter ypsilon.^[1]

Greek text of Matthew[edit]

αυτα νηπιοις ^[26.] ναι ο πη̅ρ οτι ουτως ευδοκι̣[α] –

^[27.] παντα μοι παρεδοθη υπο̣ του π̣α̣τ̣[ρ]ο̣ς̣ μ̣ο̣υ̣ – [υι]

ον ει μη ο πατηρ ουδε το[ν] πατερα τ[ις] [ε]π̣ιγινω[σκει] –

αποκαλυψαι ^[28.] δ̣ε̣υτε προς μ̣ε παντε[ς] [οι] κοπιον̣[τες] – [αναπα]

υσω υμας ^[29.] α̣ρατε τον ζ̣υ̣[γο]ν μου εφ̣ [υμ]α̣ς̣ και μ̣α[θετε] – [τα]

πεινος τ̣η κ[αρ]δ̣ια και ευ[ρ]η̣σ̣ε̣τε αν̣[απα]υ̣σιν ταις – ^[30.] –

και τ̣ο φορτιον μου ελα̣[φρο]ν εστιν

The Greek text of the Gospel of Matthew is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.^[2]

InMatthew 11:25 it reads εκρυψας along with Codex Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae, minuscule 33, lectionary 2211. Other manuscripts read απεκρυψας (C, L, W, Θ f¹, f¹³, Byz).^[3]

The text of Daniel represents Theodotion's recension.^[1]

History[edit]

Leiv Amundsen dated the manuscript to the 4th century. INTF dated it to the 4th century.^[2]

The manuscript was found in Egypt.

The text was published by Amundsen in 1945. It was examined by Maldfeld, Kurt Treu,^[1] Karl Jaroš.^[4]

It is cited in critical editions of the New Testament (NA26, NA27).

It is currently housed at the University of Oslo Library (Inv. 1661) in Oslo.^[2][5]

Image gallery[edit]

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  Mat 11.25-30 recto 1 3 5 7
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  Mat 11.25-30 verso 18 20 22 24
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  Mat 11.25-30 recto 25
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  Mat 11.25-30 recto 17 19 21 23
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  Mat 11.25-30 verso 10 12 14 16
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  Mat 11.25-30 verso 26
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  Mat 11.25-30 recto 9 11 13 15
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  Mat 11.25-30 verso 2 4 6 8

See also[edit]

• Daniel 3
• List of New Testament papyri
• Matthew 11

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Leiv Amundsen, Christian Papyri from the Oslo Collection, Symbolae Osloenses 24 (Oslo: 1945), pp. 121–147.

External links[edit]

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