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Name
  
P. Oxy. 2385

Date
  
4th century

Found
  
Egypt

Text
  
Matthew 19 †

Script
  
Greek

Now at
  
Ashmolean Museum

Papyrus 71

Papyrus 71 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by P 71, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew. The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 19:10-11.17-18. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the 4th century.

Text

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.

Present location

It is currently housed at the Ashmolean Museum (P. Oxy. 2385) in Oxford.

Images

  • P. Oxy. XXIV Oxyrhynchus 2385 Oxyrhynchus Online
  • P 71 recto Matt. 19:10-11
  • P 71 verso Matt. 19:17-18
  • References

    Papyrus 71 Wikipedia