Gregory–Aland 𝔓46

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Gregory–Aland 𝔓46 is an early New Testament papyrus manuscript, dating to around the late 2nd or early 3rd century, containing a substantial collection of Pauline epistles and serving as a key witness to the early text of the Christian Bible.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament papyrus manuscript
biblical manuscript
papyri of the New Testament
alsoKnownAs Papyrus 46 NERFINISHED
𝔓46 NERFINISHED
approximateDate c. 175–225 CE
associatedWith Chester Beatty NERFINISHED
catalogCode Michigan Papyrus 6238 NERFINISHED
P. Chester Beatty II NERFINISHED
collection Chester Beatty Papyri NERFINISHED
contains Epistle to the Colossians NERFINISHED
Epistle to the Ephesians NERFINISHED
Epistle to the Galatians NERFINISHED
Epistle to the Hebrews NERFINISHED
Epistle to the Philippians NERFINISHED
Epistle to the Romans NERFINISHED
First Epistle to the Corinthians NERFINISHED
First Epistle to the Thessalonians NERFINISHED
Pauline epistles NERFINISHED
Second Epistle to the Corinthians NERFINISHED
currentLocation Chester Beatty Library NERFINISHED
University of Michigan Library NERFINISHED
date early 3rd century
late 2nd century
estimatedOriginalLeaves about 104 leaves
extantLeaves 86 leaves
hasPunctuation limited punctuation
hasWordDivision scriptio continua
language Koine Greek
layout single column
linesPerPage approximately 26–32 lines
material papyrus
notableFeature includes the Epistle to the Hebrews among Pauline letters
one of the oldest nearly complete collections of Pauline letters
origin early Christian community in Egypt
partOf Gregory–Aland numbering NERFINISHED
placeOfDiscovery Egypt NERFINISHED
script uncial script
significance important witness to the early text of the New Testament
one of the earliest extant manuscripts of the Pauline epistles
textType Alexandrian text-type NERFINISHED
usedFor reconstructing the early Pauline text
usedIn New Testament textual criticism
usesNominaSacra yes
writingDirection left-to-right
writingMedium ink on papyrus
writingSystem Greek

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Papyrus 46 scholarlyDesignation Gregory–Aland 𝔓46