Papyrus 87 (in the

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- Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓⁸⁷, is an early

New Testament papyrus A New Testament papyrus is a copy of a portion of the New Testament made on papyrus. To date, over 140 such papyri are known. In general, they are considered the earliest witnesses to the original text of the New Testament. This elite status amo ...

. It is the earliest known manuscript of the

Epistle to Philemon The Epistle to Philemon is one of the books of the Christianity, Christian New Testament. It is a Prison literature, prison letter, authored by Paul the Apostle (the opening verse also mentions Saint Timothy, Timothy), to Saint Philemon, Philem ...

. The surviving texts of Philemon are verses 13–15, 24–25. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the early 3rd century (or late 2nd century). The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the

Alexandrian text-type In textual criticism of the New Testament, the Alexandrian text-type is one of the main text types. It is the text type favored by the majority of modern textual critics and it is the basis for most modern (after 1900) Bible translations. Over 5,8 ...

(or proto-Alexandrian). Aland ascribed it as "Normal text", and placed it in Category I. It is currently housed at the

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(P. Col. theol. 12) in

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at the ''Kölner Papyrus-sammlung''

GA Papyrus 87

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Papyrus 0087 New Testament papyri 3rd-century biblical manuscripts Early Greek manuscripts of the New Testament Epistle to Philemon papyri

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