P64: A Fragment of the Gospel of Matthew
(a.k.a. The Magdalan Papyri)
 

P64 is one of the oldest known manuscript fragment of the New Testament.
This photo is of the recto (front side).
Magdalan College
Oxford University; Oxford England.

  
DESCRIPTION
Language: Greek
Medium: papyrus
Size: 17 cm long
10.5 cm wide
Length: 7 lines on each side
Approximate Date: c. 125–150 or 30-70 CE
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Date of Discovery/
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Current Location: Magdalan College
Oxford University; Oxford England
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Manuscript Number: P64
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GREEK TEXT
Recto: Matthew ???

TRANSLATION
by

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AUTW OI IOUDAIOI

 

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Letters in red are visible on the fragment; letters in black are reconstructed 		???

Therefore