Chester Beatty Papyri
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The Chester Beatty Papyri are an important collection of early Christian and biblical manuscripts, notable for preserving some of the oldest surviving copies of New Testament and Old Testament texts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chester Beatty Papyri canonical | 1 |
| Papyrus Chester Beatty I | 1 |
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Target entity: Chester Beatty Papyri Context triple: [Papyrus 46, collection, Chester Beatty Papyri]
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Bodmer Papyri
The Bodmer Papyri are a collection of early Christian and classical manuscripts, including some of the oldest known copies of New Testament texts, discovered in Egypt in the mid-20th century.
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Oxyrhynchus Papyri
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a vast collection of ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts discovered in Egypt, preserving a wide range of literary, religious, and everyday texts that have greatly expanded modern knowledge of the ancient world.
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Bodmer Papyrus XIV–XV
Bodmer Papyrus XIV–XV is an early 3rd-century Greek manuscript containing significant portions of the Gospels of Luke and John, valued as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the New Testament text.
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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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Elephantine papyri
The Elephantine papyri are a collection of ancient Jewish and administrative documents from a Persian-period garrison community on Elephantine Island in Egypt, offering key insights into daily life, religion, and law in the 5th century BCE.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chester Beatty Papyri Target entity description: The Chester Beatty Papyri are an important collection of early Christian and biblical manuscripts, notable for preserving some of the oldest surviving copies of New Testament and Old Testament texts.
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A.
Bodmer Papyri
The Bodmer Papyri are a collection of early Christian and classical manuscripts, including some of the oldest known copies of New Testament texts, discovered in Egypt in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Oxyrhynchus Papyri
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a vast collection of ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts discovered in Egypt, preserving a wide range of literary, religious, and everyday texts that have greatly expanded modern knowledge of the ancient world.
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C.
Bodmer Papyrus XIV–XV
Bodmer Papyrus XIV–XV is an early 3rd-century Greek manuscript containing significant portions of the Gospels of Luke and John, valued as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the New Testament text.
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D.
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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E.
Elephantine papyri
The Elephantine papyri are a collection of ancient Jewish and administrative documents from a Persian-period garrison community on Elephantine Island in Egypt, offering key insights into daily life, religion, and law in the 5th century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament manuscript
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biblical manuscript ⓘ manuscript collection ⓘ papyri ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Alfred Chester Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
2nd century
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3rd century ⓘ |
| collectionLocation |
Chester Beatty Library
NERFINISHED
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Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionOf |
New Testament texts
NERFINISHED
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Old Testament texts ⓘ biblical texts ⓘ early Christian manuscripts ⓘ |
| containsPortionOf |
Acts of the Apostles
NERFINISHED
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Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ Pauline epistles NERFINISHED ⓘ Septuagint Old Testament books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book of Daniel manuscripts
NERFINISHED
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Book of Ecclesiastes manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Enoch manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Esther manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Ezekiel manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Jeremiah manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Jubilees manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Proverbs manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Psalms manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Revelation manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel manuscripts ⓘ P45 NERFINISHED ⓘ P46 NERFINISHED ⓘ P47 ⓘ Pauline epistles manuscripts ⓘ Septuagint manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| material | papyrus ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alfred Chester Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Greek uncial ⓘ |
| significance |
among the oldest surviving copies of several biblical books
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earliest substantial witnesses to the New Testament text ⓘ |
| textType | Alexandrian text-type ⓘ |
| usedIn |
textual criticism of the New Testament
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textual criticism of the Old Testament ⓘ |
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Subject: Chester Beatty Papyri Description of subject: The Chester Beatty Papyri are an important collection of early Christian and biblical manuscripts, notable for preserving some of the oldest surviving copies of New Testament and Old Testament texts.
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