Papyrus Chester Beatty VIII

The Papyrus Chester Beatty VIII (also signed as P.Chest.Beatty VIII, VH 304, Rahlfs 966, LDAB 3084) is a fragment of a septuagint manuscript that contains parts of the biblical Book of Jeremiah.[1] Palaeographically it has been dated to the late second, early third century CE.[2]

Description

It was written in codex form on papyrus, in 48 lines per page.[1] The text contains Jeremiah 4:30–5:1; 5:9–13; 5:13–14; 5:23–24.[3] Turner dated the manuscript to the fourth century CE.[1]

This manuscript contains the contraction κς to represent the title κύριος, written in nomina sacra.[2]

Location

Currently is saved in Dublin, at the Chester Beatty Library.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hurtado 2006, pp. 215.
  2. ^ a b Tov 2018, pp. 139.
  3. ^ a b CSNTM.

Sources

  • Hurtado, Larry W. (2006). The Earliest Christian Artifacts: Manuscripts and Christian Origins. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 9780802828958.
  • Tov, Emanuel (2018). Scribal Practices and Approaches Reflected in the Texts Found in the Judean Desert. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah. Vol. 54. BRILL. ISBN 9789047414346.
  • CSNTM. "Manuscript Rahlfs 966". The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. Retrieved 2023-12-08.