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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gregory–Aland 𝔓46 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregory–Aland 𝔓46 Context triple: [Papyrus 46, scholarlyDesignation, Gregory–Aland 𝔓46]
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Papyrus 66
Papyrus 66 is an early third-century Greek manuscript of the Gospel of John, notable for its importance to New Testament textual criticism and its affiliation with the Alexandrian text-type.
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Minuscule 565
Minuscule 565 is a 9th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament Gospels, notable for its elegant script and its textual affiliation with the Caesarean text-type.
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Codex Bezae
Codex Bezae is a 5th-century Greek-Latin bilingual manuscript of the New Testament, notable for its distinctive textual variants and importance in biblical textual criticism.
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D.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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Gregory–Aland numbering
Gregory–Aland numbering is the standard scholarly cataloging system used to identify and classify Greek New Testament manuscripts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregory–Aland 𝔓46 Target entity description: 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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A.
Papyrus 66
Papyrus 66 is an early third-century Greek manuscript of the Gospel of John, notable for its importance to New Testament textual criticism and its affiliation with the Alexandrian text-type.
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B.
Minuscule 565
Minuscule 565 is a 9th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament Gospels, notable for its elegant script and its textual affiliation with the Caesarean text-type.
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C.
Codex Bezae
Codex Bezae is a 5th-century Greek-Latin bilingual manuscript of the New Testament, notable for its distinctive textual variants and importance in biblical textual criticism.
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D.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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E.
Gregory–Aland numbering
Gregory–Aland numbering is the standard scholarly cataloging system used to identify and classify Greek New Testament manuscripts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament papyrus manuscript
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biblical manuscript ⓘ papyri of the New Testament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Papyrus 46
NERFINISHED
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𝔓46 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 175–225 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chester Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
Michigan Papyrus 6238
NERFINISHED
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P. Chester Beatty II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Chester Beatty Papyri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Epistle to the Colossians
NERFINISHED
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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
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University of Michigan Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date |
early 3rd century
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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
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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
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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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