Papyrus 17

Papyrus 𝔓17
New Testament manuscript
NameP. Oxy. 1078
TextHebrews 9 †
Date4th century
ScriptGreek
FoundEgypt, Lord Crawford
Now atCambridge University
CiteB. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri VIII, (London 1911), pp. 11-13
Size14.2 x 8.4 cm
TypeAlexandrian text-type
CategoryII

Papyrus 17 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓17, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle to the Hebrews, but only contains verses 9:12-19. The manuscript has been paleographically assigned to the 4th century.[1] However, according to Philip Comfort it is from the late 3rd century.[2]

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