Chester Beatty Papyri
E732364
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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Papyrus Chester Beatty I | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament manuscript
ⓘ
biblical manuscript ⓘ manuscript collection ⓘ papyri ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Alfred Chester Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
2nd century
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Papyrus Chester Beatty I