Papyrus 77
Papyrus 77 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by π77, is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew verses 23:30-39. It is written in Greek and has palaeographically been assigned a date anywhere from the middle 2nd century to the early 3rd century.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Name | P. Oxy. 2683 and 4405 |
|---|---|
| Text | Matthew 23 β |
| Date | 2nd/3rd 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. |
| Size | 4.6 cm x 7 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | I |
According to Comfort, Papyrus 77 together with Papyrus 103 probably belong to the same codex.
- Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland ascribed it as a βat least normal textβ, and placed it in Category I. π77 has the closest affinity with Codex Sinaiticus.
- Present location
It is currently housed at the Sackler Library (P. Oxy. 2683) in Oxford.
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