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This NT manuscript is interesting for a variety of reason, one of which is the cursive note at the bottom. This is not a continuation of the NT text above, nor has it been deciphered given its ungrammatical characteristics. So, which NT manuscript is this? And does anyone want to take a stab at the meaning and function of the scribbled note? Update: As several people have pointed out on Facebook, via email, and through the comments here, this is indeed P.Oxy. II 209 (P10). The most exhaustive study of it is the recent article by AnneMarie Luijendijk, "A New Testament Papyrus and Its Documentary Context: An Early Christian Writing Exercise from the Archive of Leonides (P.Oxy. II 209/P10)," JBL 129.3 (2010): 575-596.  Click to Enlarge
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Ryan K
9/25/2014 10:34:25 am
I hope I get a prize here, because I knew this one right away in that I've seen it in person - MS Gr SM2218 / P.Oxy II 209 in the Houghton Library at Harvard. I think it is the beginning of Romans on top (not the interesting part for me!) and some scribbles by one Αὐρήλιος Παῦλο[ς] which might find their home in some kind of mercantile background at bottom. Other than that, I am not too sure, partly because I am hardly skilled at reading papyri.
Brice C. Jones
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9/25/2014 04:50:16 pm
Hi Ryan, yes: this is P.Oxy. 2.209, also known as P10 to NT folks. It is an interesting papyrus. AnneMarie Luijendijk has recently proposed that it was used as an exercise for writing nomina sacra. Leave a Reply. |
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