Papyrus 106

Papyrus 106 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, containing verses 1:29-35 & 1:40-46 in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript has been paleographically assigned to the early 3rd century.[1] The manuscript is currently housed at the Sackler Library (Papyrology Rooms, shelf number P. Oxy. 4445) at Oxford.[2]

Papyrus 106

New Testament manuscript papyri uncials minuscules lectionaries
Name	P. Oxy. 4445
Sign	${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^106
Text	Gospel of John 1:29-35; 1:40-46
Date	3rd century
Script	Greek
Found	Oxyrhynchus, Egypt
Now at	Sackler Library
Cite	W. E. H. Cockle, OP LXIV (1997), pp. 11-14
Size	13 x 8.8 cm
Type	Alexandrian text-type
Category	I

Description

The original manuscript would've been around 12.5 cm x 23 cm, with about 35 lines per page.[3] Due to pagination being extant (gamma/Γ (=3) on the front and delta/Δ (=4) on the reverse of the leaf), this indicates that the manuscript was either a single codex of John, or had John at the beginning of a collection.[4] The text is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type (rather proto-Alexandrian), bearing familiarity to ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, Codex Sinaiticus (א), and Vaticanus (B).[1]

Textual Variants[5]

John 1:30:

υπερ : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א*, B, C^*, W^s, pc

περι : א², A, C³, L, Θ, Ψ, 0101, f¹, f¹³, 33, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$; Epiph

περη : C²

John 1:31

εγω ηλθον : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, C*,

ηλθον εγω : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁵⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

John 1:32 (1)

λεγων

omit. : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, א*

incl. : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁵⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א¹, A, B, C

John 1:32 (2)

καταβαινον ως περιστεραν : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁵⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, A, B, C

καταβαινον ωσει περιστερὰν : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, K, P Δ 0101, f¹, f¹³, 700, 892, 1241, 1424, l 2211, pm

ως περιστεραν καταβαινον : א

John 1:32 (3)

εξ : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁵⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, A, B, Cת ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

εκ του : א

John 1:32 (4)

εμεινεν : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁵⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, A, B, Cת ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

μενον : א

John 1:34

εκλεκτος : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁵, א*, b, e, ff², Syriac Curetonian (syr^c), Syriac Sinaiticus (syr^s).[6]

υς (υιος) : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א², A, B, C, D, W, Θ, Ψ, 083

John 1:41

ουτος

omit. : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶

incl. : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

John 1:42 (1)

ηγαγεν : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^66*, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, B, L, 579, pc, b

ουτος ηγαγεν : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^66c, G f¹, pc, bo; Epiph

και ηγαγεν : A, W^s, Θ, Ψ, f¹³, 33, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$ lat, sy

John 1:42 (2)

προς ι̅ν̅ (ιησουν) : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶,

προς τον ι̅ν̅ (ιησουν) : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

John 1:42 (3)

εμβλεψας : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^66*, א, A, B, K, L, Γ Ψ, f¹, 565, 579^vid, 700, pm, sy^s

εμβλεψας δε : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, Δ Θ, f¹³, 33, 892, 1241, 1424, pm, lat, syh**, sa^mss bo

και εμβλεψας : W^s, pc, a, e, q, sy^c.p

John 1:42 (4)

ειπεν : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, A, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

ειπε : B²

ειπεν αυτω : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹¹⁹

John 1:42 (5)

ιωαννου : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, B^*, L, W^s, 33, pc, it, co

ιωαννα : Θ, 1241, pc, vg

ιωνα : A, B², Ψ, f¹, f¹³, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$ c, q, vg^cl sy, bo^ms; Epiph

John 1:42 (6)

ο : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

ος : A, Θ, W^s

John 1:43 (1)

εξελθειν : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹²⁰, א², A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

εξελθιν : א^*

John 1:43 (2)

γαλιλαιαν : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, A, B², ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

γαλειλαιαν : B^*

John 1:43 (3)

ευρισκει : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹¹⁹, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹²⁰, א, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

ευρισκι : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶

John 1:43 (4)

λεγει : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^106vid, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

λεγι : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶

John 1:43 (5)

ο ι̅η̅ς̅/ι̅ς̅ (ιησους) : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א², A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

ι̅ς̅ (ιησους) : א^*

John 1:43 (6)

ακολουθει : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹¹⁹, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹²⁰, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

ακολουθι : א

John 1:44 (1)

ην δε ο φιλιππος : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^106vid, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א2, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

ην φιλιππος : א*

John 1:44 (2)

βηθσαιδα : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^75c, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^120vid, א2, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

βηθσαιδαν : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, א*

βηδσαιδα : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^75*

John 1:44 (3)

εκ της πολεως : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א2, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

της πολεως : א*

John 1:44 (4)

του ανδρεου : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶

ανδρεου : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

John 1:45 (1)

υ̅ν̅ : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, B, 33, 579, l 2211, pc; Or^pt

τον υ̅ν̅ (υιον) : A, L, (W^s,) Θ, Ψ, f¹, f¹³, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$; Or^pt

John 1:45 (2)

του ιωσηφ : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^66c, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, א, A, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

ιωσηφ : B

του ισηφ : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$^66*:

John 1:45 (3)

ναζαρετ : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, א, A, B

ναζαρεθ : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

John 1:46 (1)

και

incl. : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, A, B, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

omit. : א

John 1:46 (2)

ναζαρετ : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁶⁶, א, A, B

ναζαρεθ : ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$⁷⁵, ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

See also

• List of New Testament papyri
• Oxyrhynchus Papyri

References

1. Philip W. Comfort, Encountering the Manuscripts. An Introduction to New Testament Paleography & Textual Criticism, Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005, p. 75.
2. "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
3. Comfort, P. W., & Barrett, D. P. (2001). The text of the earliest New Testament Greek manuscripts, pp. 644
4. Philip W. Comfort, Encountering the Manuscripts. An Introduction to New Testament Paleography & Textual Criticism, Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005, p. 33.
5. Taken from NA27 Edition Apparatus, and http://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/nt-transcripts Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
6. Peter M. Head, The Habits of New Testament Copyists Singular Readings in the Early Fragmentary Papyri of John, Biblica 85 (2004), p. 403.

Further reading

• W. E. H. Cockle, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXV (London: 1998), pp. 11–14.
• Comfort, Philip W.; David P. Barrett (2001). The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers. pp. 645–647. ISBN 978-0-8423-5265-9.

External links

Images

• P.Oxy.LXIV 4445 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
• ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶ recto
• ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {P}}}$¹⁰⁶ verso

Official registration

• "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008