List of New Testament papyri

Verso of papyrus $\mathfrak{P}$³⁷

A New Testament papyrus is a copy of a portion of the New Testament made on papyrus. To date, over one hundred and twenty such papyri are known. In general, they are considered the earliest witnesses to the original text of the New Testament.

This elite status among New Testament manuscripts only began in the 20th century. The grouping was first introduced by Caspar René Gregory, who assigned papyri texts the Blackletter character $\mathfrak{P}$ followed by a superscript number. This number refers not to the age of the papyrus, but to the order in which it was registered. Before 1900, only 9 papyri manuscripts were known, and only one had been cited in a critical apparatus ($\mathfrak{P}$¹¹ by Constantin von Tischendorf). These 9 papyri were just single fragments, except for $\mathfrak{P}$¹⁵, which consisted of a single whole leaf. The discoveries of the twentieth century brought about the earliest known New Testament manuscript fragments. Kenyon in 1912 knew 14 papyri, Aland in his first edition of Kurzgefasste... in 1963 enumerated 76 papyri, in 1989 were known 96 papyri, and in 2008 124 papyri. As of 2015, a total of 131 papyri are known.

The most important papyri are $\mathfrak{P}$⁴⁵ (the Chester-Beatty papyrus), which contains the Gospels; $\mathfrak{P}$⁴⁶, which contains the letters of Paul; and $\mathfrak{P}$⁴⁷, which contains the Revelation of John. All of these date from sometime in the third century.

Discoveries were also made of more complete manuscripts, which allowed scholars to examine the textual character of these early manuscripts.

Not all of the manuscripts are simply New Testament texts: $\mathfrak{P}$⁵⁹, $\mathfrak{P}$⁶⁰, $\mathfrak{P}$⁶³, $\mathfrak{P}$⁸⁰ are texts with commentaries; $\mathfrak{P}$², $\mathfrak{P}$³, and $\mathfrak{P}$⁴⁴ are lectionaries; $\mathfrak{P}$⁵⁰, $\mathfrak{P}$⁵⁵, and $\mathfrak{P}$⁷⁸ are talismans; and $\mathfrak{P}$⁴², $\mathfrak{P}$¹⁰, $\mathfrak{P}$¹², $\mathfrak{P}$⁴², $\mathfrak{P}$⁴³, $\mathfrak{P}$⁶², and $\mathfrak{P}$⁹⁹ belong to other miscellaneous texts, such as writing scraps, glossaries, or songs.

Every papyrus is cited in Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.

List of all registered New Testament papyri

• The P-numbers are the standard system of Gregory-Aland.
• Dates are estimated to the nearest 50 year increment.
• Content is given to the nearest chapter; verses are sometimes listed. Thus, many of the papyri are small fragments, not whole chapters. For instance, $\mathfrak{P}$⁵² contains 5 verses out of the 40 verses in John chapter 18.

Manuscripts in beige rows belong to the Oxyrhynchus Papyri

Manuscripts in light cyan rows belong to the Bodmer Papyri

Manuscripts in light pink rows belong to the Chester Beatty Papyri

Name	Date	Content	Institution	Ref #	City, State	Country
$\mathfrak{P}$1	250	Matthew 1	University of Pennsylvania	P. Oxy. 2; E 2746	Philadelphia Pennsylvania	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$2	550	John 12	National Archaeological Museum	Inv. 7134	Florence	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$3	600	Luke 7,10	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. G. 2323	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$4	175-250	Luke 1-6	National Library of France	Suppl. Gr. 1120	Paris	France
$\mathfrak{P}$5	250	John 1,16,20	British Library	P. Oxy. 208. 1781; Inv. 782. 2484	London	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$6	350	John 10,11	National and University Library	Pap. copt. 379. 381. 382. 384	Strasbourg	France
$\mathfrak{P}$7	300(?)	Luke 4	Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine	Petrov 553	Kiev	Ukraine
$\mathfrak{P}$8	350	Acts 4-6	Staatliche Museen zu Berlin	Inv. 8683	Berlin	Germany
$\mathfrak{P}$9	250	1 John 4	Houghton Library, Harvard	P. Oxy. 402; Inv. 3736	Cambridge Massachusetts	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$10	350	Romans 1	Houghton Library, Harvard	P. Oxy. 209; Inv. 2218	Cambridge Massachusetts	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$11	550	1 Corinthians 1-7	Russian National Library	Gr. 258A	Saint Petersburg	Russia
$\mathfrak{P}$12	250	Hebrews 1	Morgan Library	Pap. Gr. 3; P. Amherst 3b	New York City	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$13	250	Hebrews 2-5,10-12	British Library Laurentian Library	P. Oxy. 657; Inv. 1532 v PSI 1292	London Florence	UK Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$14	450	1 Corinthians 1-3	Saint Catherine's Monastery	14	Sinai	Egypt
$\mathfrak{P}$15	250	1 Corinthians 7-8	Egyptian Museum	P. Oxy. 1008; JE 47423	Cairo	Egypt
$\mathfrak{P}$16	300	Philippians 3-4	Egyptian Museum	P. Oxy. 1009; JE 47424	Cairo	Egypt
$\mathfrak{P}$17	350	Hebrews 9	Cambridge University Library	P. Oxy. 1078; Add. 5893	Cambridge	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$18	300	Revelation 1 †	British Library	P. Oxy. 1079; Inv. 2053v	London	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$19	400	Matthew 10-11 †	Bodleian Library	P. Oxy. 1170; Gr. bibl. d. 6 (P)	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$20	250	James 2-3 †	Princeton University Library	P. Oxy. 1171; AM 4117	Princeton New Jersey	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$21	200	Matthew 12 †	Muhlenberg College	P. Oxy. 1227; Theol. Pap. 3	Allentown Pennsylvania	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$22	250	John 15-16 †	Glasgow University Library	P. Oxy. 1228; MS 2-X.I	Glasgow	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$23	250	James 1 †	University of Illinois	P. Oxy. 1229; G. P. 1229	Urbana, Illinois	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$24	350	Revelation 5-6 †	Franklin Trask Library Andover Newton Theological School	P. Oxy. 1230; OP 1230	Newton Massachusetts	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$25	350	Matthew 18-19 †	Staatliche Museen zu Berlin	Inv. 16388	Berlin	Germany
$\mathfrak{P}$26	600	Romans 1 †	(Joseph S) Bridwell Library Southern Methodist University	P. Oxy. 1354	Dallas, Texas	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$27	250	Romans 8-9 †	Cambridge University Library	P. Oxy. 1355; Add. 7211	Cambridge	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$28	250	John 6 †	Palestine Institute Museum Pacific School of Religion	P. Oxy. 1596; Pap. 2	Berkeley California	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$29	250	Acts 26 †	Bodleian Library	P. Oxy. 1597; Gr. bibl. g. 4 (P)	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$30	250	1 Ths 4-5; 2 Ths 1	Ghent University Library	P. Oxy. 1598; Inv. 61	Ghent	Belgium
$\mathfrak{P}$31	650	Romans 12 †	John Rylands University Library	P. Ryl. 4; Gr. P. 4	Manchester	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$32	200	Titus 1:11-15; 2:3-8 †	John Rylands University Library	P. Ryl. 5; G. P. 5	Manchester	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$33=$\mathfrak{P}$58	550	Acts 7 †	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. G. 17973, 26133, 35831, 39783	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$34	650	1 Co 16; 2 Co 5,10-11	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. G. 39784	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$35	350(?)	Matthew 25	Laurentian Library	PSI 1	Florence	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$36	550	John 3	Laurentian Library	PSI 3	Florence	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$37	300	Matthew 26	University of Michigan	P. Mich. 137; Inv. 1570	Ann Arbor Michigan	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$38	300	Acts 18-19	University of Michigan	P. Mich. 138; Inv. 1571	Ann Arbor Michigan	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$39	250	John 8	Green Collection	P. Oxy. 1780; Inv. 8864	Oklahoma City Oklahoma	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$40	250	Romans 1-4,6,9	Institute for Papyrology University of Heidelberg	P. Bad. 57; Inv. 45	Heidelberg	Germany
$\mathfrak{P}$41	750	Acts 17-22	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. K. 7541-48	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$42	700	Luke 1-2	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. K. 8706	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$43	600	Revelation 2,15-16	British Library	Inv. 2241	London	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$44	600	Matthew 17-18,25	Metropolitan Museum of Art	Inv. 14. 1. 527, 1 fol	New York City	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$45	250	Mt 20-21, 25-26; Mk 4-9,11-12; Lk 6-7,9-14; Jn 4-5,10-11; Acts 4-17	Chester Beatty Library Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	BP I Pap. g. 31974	Dublin Vienna	Ireland Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$46	200	Ro 5-6,8-16; 1 Co; 2 Co; Gal; Eph; Php; Col; 1 Th; Heb	Chester Beatty Library University of Michigan	BP II Inv. 6238	Dublin Ann Arbor, Michigan	Ireland United States
$\mathfrak{P}$47	250	Revelation 9-17	Chester Beatty Library	BP III	Dublin	Ireland
$\mathfrak{P}$48	250	Acts 23	Laurentian Library	PSI 1165	Florence	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$49	250	Ephesians 4-5	Yale University Library	P. 415	New Haven Connecticut	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$50	300	Acts 8,10	Yale University Library	P. 1543	New Haven Connecticut	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$51	400	Galatians 1	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 2157	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$52	125	John 18:31-33; 18:37-38	John Rylands University Library	Gr. P. 457	Manchester	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$53	250	Matthew 26; Acts 9-10	University of Michigan	Inv. 6652	Ann Arbor Michigan	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$54	500	James 2-3	Princeton University Library	P. Princ. 15; Garrett Depots 7742	Princeton New Jersey	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$55	600	John 1	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. G. 26214	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$56	500	Acts 1	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. G. 19918	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$57	400	Acts 4-5	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. G. 26020	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$58=$\mathfrak{P}$33	550	Acts 15 †	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. G. 17973, 26133, 35831, 39783	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$59	650	John 1-2,11-12,17-18,21	Morgan Library	P. Colt 3	New York City	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$60	650	John 16-19	Morgan Library	P. Colt 4	New York City	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$61	700	Ro 16; 1 Co 1,5; Php 3; Col 1,4; 1 Th 1; Tit 3; Phm	Morgan Library	P. Colt 5	New York City	United States
$\mathfrak{P}$62	350	Matthew 11	Oslo University Library	Inv. 1661	Oslo	Norway
$\mathfrak{P}$63	500	John 3-4	Staatliche Museen zu Berlin	Inv. 11914	Berlin	Germany
$\mathfrak{P}$64+67	200	Matthew 3, 5, 26	Magdalen College Fundación Sant Lluc Evangelista	Gr. 18 Inv. I	Oxford Barcelona	UK Spain
$\mathfrak{P}$65	250	1 Thessalonians 1-2	Girolamo Vitelli Papyrological Institute	PSI 1373	Florence	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$66	200	John	Bodmer library	P. Bodmer II	Cologny, Geneva	Switzerland
$\mathfrak{P}$68	650(?)	1 Corinthians 4-5	Russian National Library	Gr. 258B	Saint Petersburg	Russia
$\mathfrak{P}$69	250	Luke 22	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 2383	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$70	250	Matthew 2-3, 11-12, 24	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 2384	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$71	350	Matthew 19	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 2385	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$72	300	1 Peter; 2 Peter; Jude	Bodmer library	P. Bodmer VII, VIII	Cologny, Geneva	Switzerland
$\mathfrak{P}$73	650	Matthew 25-26	Bodmer library	P. Bodmer L	Cologny, Geneva	Switzerland
$\mathfrak{P}$74	650	Acts; James; 1 Pe 1-3; 2 Pe 2-3; 1 Jo; 2 Jo; 3 Jo	Bodmer library	P. Bodmer XVII	Cologny, Geneva	Switzerland
$\mathfrak{P}$75	175-225	Luke 3-18,22-24; John 1-15	Vatican Apostolic Library	P. Bodmer XIV, XV	Vatican City	Vatican City
$\mathfrak{P}$76	550	John 4	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. G. 36102	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$77	200	Matthew 23	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 2683 and 4405	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$78	300	Jude	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 2684	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$79	650	Hebrews 10	Staatliche Museen zu Berlin	Inv. 6774	Berlin	Germany
$\mathfrak{P}$80	250	John 3	Fundación Sant Lluc Evangelista	Inv. 83	Barcelona	Spain
$\mathfrak{P}$81	350	1 Peter 2-3	Professor Sergio Daris, University of Trieste	Inv. 20	Trieste	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$82	400	Luke 7	National and University Library	Gr. 2677	Strasbourg	France
$\mathfrak{P}$83	550	Matthew 20, 23-24	Catholic University of Leuven Library	P. A. M. Kh. Mird 16, 29	Leuven	Belgium
$\mathfrak{P}$84	550	Mark 2,6; John 5,17	Catholic University of Leuven Library	P. A. M. Kh. Mird 4, 11	Leuven	Belgium
$\mathfrak{P}$85	400	Revelation 9-10	National and University Library	Gr. 1028	Strasbourg	France
$\mathfrak{P}$86	350	Matthew 5	Institut für Altertumskunde University of Cologne	Theol. 5516	Cologne	Germany
$\mathfrak{P}$87	250	Philemon	Institut für Altertumskunde University of Cologne	Theol. 12	Cologne	Germany
$\mathfrak{P}$88	350	Mark 2	Catholic University of the Sacred Heart	Inv. 69.24	Milan	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$89	350	Hebrews 6	Laurentian Library	PL III/292	Florence	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$90	150	John 18:36-19:1; 19:1-7 †	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 3523; 65 6 B. 32/M (3-5)a	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$91	250	Acts 2:30-37; 2:46-3:2	Università degli Studi di Milano Macquarie University	P. Mil. Vofl. Inv. 1224 P. Macquarie inv. 360	Milan Sydney	Italy Australia
$\mathfrak{P}$92	300	Ephesians 1; 2 Thessalonians 1	Egyptian Museum	PNarmuthis 69.39a/229a	Cairo	Egypt
$\mathfrak{P}$93	450	John 13 †	Girolamo Vitelli Papyrological Institute	PSI 108	Florence	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$94	500	Romans 6	Egyptian Museum	P. Cair. 10730	Cairo	Egypt
$\mathfrak{P}$95	250	John 5	Laurentian Library	PL II/31	Florence	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$96	550	Matthew 3	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Pap. K 7244	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$97	600	Luke 14	Chester Beatty Library	BP XVII	Dublin	Ireland
$\mathfrak{P}$98	150(?)	Revelation 1	Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale	P. IFAO inv. 237b	Cairo	Egypt
$\mathfrak{P}$99	400	Glossary, words and phrases from: Ro, 2 Co, Gal and Eph	Chester Beatty Library	BP XXI (Ac. 1499), fol 11-14	Dublin	Ireland
$\mathfrak{P}$100	300	James 3-5	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4449	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$101	250	Matthew 3-4	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4401	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$102	300	Matthew 4	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4402	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$103	200	Matthew 13-14	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4403	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$104	150	Matthew 21:34-37; 21:43,45?	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4404	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$105	500	Matthew 27-28	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4406	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$106	250	John 1	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4445	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$107	250	John 17	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4446	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$108	250	John 17/18	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4447	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$109	250	John 21	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4448	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$110	300	Matthew 10:13-15,25-27	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4494	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$111	250	Luke 17	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4495	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$112	450	Acts 26-27	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4496	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$113	250	Romans 2	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4497	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$114	250	Hebrews 1	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4498	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$115	300	Revelation 2-3,5-6,8-15	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4499	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$116	600	Hebrews 2-3	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	P. Vindob. G 42417	Vienna	Austria
$\mathfrak{P}$117	400	2 Corinthians 7	University of Hamburg	Inv. 1002	Hamburg	Germany
$\mathfrak{P}$118	250	Romans 15-16	Institut für Altertumskunde University of Cologne	Inv. 10311	Cologne	Germany
$\mathfrak{P}$119	250	John 1	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4803	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$120	350	John 1	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4804	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$121	250	John 19	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4805	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$122	400	John 21	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4806	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$123	350	1 Corinthians 14-15	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4844	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$124	550	2 Corinthians 11	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4845	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$125	300	1 Peter 1:23-2:5; 2:7-12	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4934	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$126	350	Hebrews 13:12-13.19-20	Girolamo Vitelli Papyrological Institute	PSI inv. 1479	Florence	Italy
$\mathfrak{P}$127	450	Acts 10-17 †	Sackler Library	P. Oxy. 4968	Oxford	UK
$\mathfrak{P}$128	600	John 9-10,12	Metropolitan Museum of Art	Inv 14.1.527	New York City	USA
$\mathfrak{P}$129	250	1 Corinthians 7:36-39; 8:10-9:3; 9:14-17; 9:27-10:6	Green Collection			USA
$\mathfrak{P}$130	300	Hebrews 9:9-12, 19-23	Green Collection			USA
$\mathfrak{P}$131	250	Romans 9:18-21,22-10:3	Green Collection			USA
$\mathfrak{P}$134	3rd cent.	John 1:49-2:1	Unknown	Willoughby Papyrus		USA

Distribution based on content

Distribution of Papyri Witness for each New Testament book

NT Book	Total	Early	NT Book	Total	Early
Matthew	23	11	1 Timothy	0	0
Mark	3	2	2 Timothy	0	0
Luke	10	6	Titus	2	1
John	30	19	Philemon	2	1
Acts	14	7	Hebrews	8	4
Romans	10	5	James	6	4
1 Corinthians	8	3	1 Peter	3	1
2 Corinthians	4	2	2 Peter	2	1
Galatians	2	1	1 John	2	1
Ephesians	3	3	2 John	1	0
Philippians	3	2	3 John	1	0
Colossians	2	1	Jude	3	2
1 Thessalonians	4	3	Revelation	7	4
2 Thessalonians	2	2

Note: "Early" manuscripts are manuscripts from the fourth century or earlier. Roughly half of the papyri are "early". Some manuscripts contain content from more than one New Testament book, so the numbers above do not directly correspond to the total number of manuscripts.

See also

Lists

• Categories of New Testament manuscripts
• List of artifacts significant to the Bible
• List of Egyptian papyri by date
• List of New Testament uncials
• List of New Testament minuscules
• List of New Testament lectionaries
• List of New Testament Latin manuscripts
• List of New Testament Church Fathers

Other articles

• Novum Testamentum Graece
• Oxyrhynchus papyri
• Palaeography
• Papyrology
• Textual criticism

References

• K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, (Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1994), p. 3-17. ISBN 3-11-011986-2
• "Continuation of the Manuscript List" INTF, University of Münster. Retrieved February 4, 2010
• Nestle-Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Druck: 1996, p. 57-63, 684-689
• Law, David R. The Historical-Critical Method: A Guide for the Perplexed, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012.

External links

• Seid, Timothy. "A Table of Greek Manuscripts". Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts. Retrieved June 22, 2007.
• Peter M. Head, Early Greek Bible Manuscript Project: NT Mss. on Papyrus
• Waltz, Robert. "New Testament Manuscripts: Papyri". A Site Inspired By: The Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism. Retrieved on June 22, 2007.
• Willker, Wieland. "Complete List of Greek NT Papyri" Last Update: 17 April 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
• New Testament Transcripts Prototype
• Wieland Willker, A Textual Commentary on the Greek Gospels: Fragmentary papyri
• Images of manuscripts
• Institut für Altertumskunde (German)