Papyrus 71

Papyrus 71 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓71, 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
Papyrus 𝔓71
New Testament manuscript
NameP. Oxy. 2385
TextMatthew 19 †
Date4th century
ScriptGreek
FoundEgypt
Now atAshmolean Museum
CiteE. Lobel, C. H. Roberts, E. G. Turner, and J. W. B. Barns, OP XXIV (1957), pp. 5-6.
TypeAlexandrian text-type
CategoryII

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.

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