Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 18, 2026

Papyrus 97

Papyrus 97, designated by 𝔓97, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Luke. The manuscript has survived in a fragmentary condition.

Last revised
Jul 18, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
204 w
Citations
5
Source
Papyrus 97
New Testament manuscript
Recto (left) — verso (right)
Recto (left) — verso (right)
NameP. Chester Beatty XVII
Sign𝔓97
TextLuke 14 †
Dateca. 600
ScriptGreek
Now atChester Beatty Library
TypeAlexandrian text-type

Papyrus 97 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓97, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Luke. The manuscript has survived in a fragmentary condition.12

Description

The surviving texts of Luke are only verses 14:7-14. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 6th century (or 7th century).3

Text

The Greek text of this manuscript is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. It is not placed in any of Aland's Categories.

Location

The manuscript is currently housed at the Chester Beatty Library (P. Chester Beatty XVII) at Dublin.12

See also

See also

References

References

  1. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, (Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1994), p. 16.
  2. "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. Kurt Aland, Synopsis Quattuor Evangeliorum. Locis parallelis evangeliorum apocryphorum et patrum adhibitis edidit, Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart 1996, p. XXIΙΙ.
External links