Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 210

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 210 (P. Oxy. 210 or P. Oxy. II 210) is an Early Christian Fragment, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a codex. It is dated to the third century. Currently it is housed in the Cambridge University Library (4048) in Cambridge.[1]

Description

The document was written by an unknown author. The measurements of the fragment are 173 by 85 mm. It has connection with Matthew 7:17-19 and Luke 6:43-44 (the saying that a tree is known by its fruits).[2] Probably it was non-canonical Gospel.[3] Usually it is not included in compendia of New Testament apocrypha (according to Dieter Lührmann and Egbert Schlab it is).[4]

It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ P. Oxy. 210 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
  2. ^ a b Grenfell, B. P.; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 9–10. http://www.archive.org/stream/oxyrhynchuspappt02grenuoft#page/n25/mode/2up. 
  3. ^ Peter M. Head, Papyrology: Session 4: Papyrology and NT Studies, New Testament and Papyrology, 2001.
  4. ^ Andrew E. Bernhard, Other Early Christian Gospels: A Critical Edition of the Surviving Greek Manuscripts, Journal of Theological Studies, Volume 58, Issue 2, pp. 687-689.