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Papyrus 36

Papyrus 36, designated by siglum 𝔓36, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, it contains only John 3:14-18.31-32.34-35. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 6th century.

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Papyrus 𝔓36
New Testament manuscript
Recto John 3:17-18, 31-32
Recto John 3:17-18, 31-32
TextJohn 3 †
Date6th century
ScriptGreek
FoundEgypt
Now atLaurentian Library
CiteE. Pistelli, PGLSI I (1912), pp. 5-6
Typeeclectic
CategoryIII

Papyrus 36 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum 𝔓36, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, it contains only John 3:14-18.31-32.34-35. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 6th century.1

Verso John 3:17-18, 31-32 source ↗

The Greek text of this codex is an eclectic. Aland placed it in Category III.1

The manuscript was examined by Pistelli, Carlini, and Horseley.

It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library (PSI 3) in Florence.12

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Further reading

Further reading

  • E. Pistelli, Papiri greci e latini della Società Italiana I (Florence 1912), pp. 5–6.
  • A. Carlini, Riesame di due frammenti fiorentini del vangelo di Giovanni, AP 22/23 (1974), pp. 219–222.
  • A. Carlini, Papiri litterari greci 28 (Pisa, 1978), pp. 193–199.
  • G. H. R. Horsley, Scribal Carelessness in P36?, in: New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity, 3 (Macquarie University, 1983), pp. 100–101.