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Papyrus 57

Papyrus 57, designated by siglum 𝔓57, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Acts of the Apostles, it contains only Acts 4:36–5:2.8–10.

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Papyrus 𝔓57
New Testament manuscript
Recto Acts 4:36-5:2
Recto Acts 4:36-5:2
NamePapyrus Vindobonensis Graecus 26020
TextActs 4-5 †
Date4th / 5th century
ScriptGreek
FoundEgypt
Now atÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek
CiteP. Sanz, Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung de österreichischen Nationalbibliothek in Wien, N.S., IV (Baden: 1946), pp. 66-67.
TypeAlexandrian text-type
CategoryII

Papyrus 57 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum 𝔓57, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Acts of the Apostles, it contains only Acts 4:36–5:2.8–10.

The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 4th century (or 5th century).1

Verso Acts 5:8-10 source ↗

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.1

It was published by Peter Sanz.

It is currently housed at the Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library (Pap. Vindob. G. 26020) in Vienna.12

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Further reading

Further reading

  • Peter Sanz, Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung der österreichischen Nationalbibliothek in Wien, N.S., IV (Baden: 1946), pp. 66–67.