Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 4
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 4 (P. Oxy. 4) is a fragment of a Christian theological work in
Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The fragment is dated to the early 4th century. It is housed in the library of the University of Cambridge. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.[1]
The manuscript was written on
cursive letters. The nomina sacra are written in an abbreviated way (ΘΣ). It is a theological text, Gnostic in character, concerning the 'upper' and 'lower' soul.[2]
See also
- Oxyrhynchus Papyri
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 3
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 5
References
- ^ P. Oxy. 4 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
- ^ Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London. pp. 7–8.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: B. P. Grenfell; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.