Papyrus 74

Papyrus 74 ( Gregory- Aland 74 Sigel called ) is an early medieval Greek copy of the New Testament. It is a papyrus manuscript contains parts of Acts and the Catholic Epistles with some lacunae. Using palaeography, it has been dated to the 7th century.

Content

Verses obtained are:

• Acts 1.2 to 28.31 †
• James from 1.1 to 5.20 †
• 1 Peter 1,1-2.7-8.13.19-20.25; 2,6-7.11-12.18.24; 3:4-5
• 2 Peter 2:21; 3,4.11. 16;
• 1 John 1,1.6; 2,1-2.7.13-14.18-19. 25-26; 3,1-2.8. 14.19-20; 4,1.6-7.12.16-17; 5,3-4.9-10.17
• 2 John 1,6-7.13
• 3 John verse 6:12
• Jude verses 3.7.12.18.24

Text

Despite its late emergence date, it is an important manuscript and an excellent testimony to the Book of Acts. The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland described him as "strict text" and placed it in Category I. As Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Alexandrinus, Codex Vaticanus, E, Ψ and Byz not the manuscript contains the text from Acts 15.34.

In Acts. 20:28 is του κυριου ( of the Lord) - 33 36 453 945 1739 1891 instead of the Alexandrian του Θεου ( God ) or the Byzantine του κυριου και του Θεου ( of the Lord and God ) AC * DE Ψ.

The name of the island Καυδα in Acts. 27:16 is supported only by Vaticanus, 1175 Old Latin versions, the Vulgate and the Peshitta. Otherwise it is called Κλαυδα or Κλαυδην

Place to keep

The manuscript is currently being kept in the Bibliotheca Bodmeriana ( P. Bodmer XVII) in Cologny.