A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Gr. th. g. 5 (P)

Summary Catalogue no.: 31981

Trismegistos no.: 65094

Contents

Fragment on the Gates of Heaven.

Probably part of a homily, tractate, or gospel commentary, that dealt in passing with baptism but also touched on other subjects with references to Matth. 3:11 and Matth. 7:13; and Ps. 81:6.

Fragment; leaf of a codex.

Language(s): Greek
Edition: Konstantine Panegyres, Through the Narrow Gate of Heaven: Christian Fragments from the Bodleian Library, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 69 (2023), 318-330 https://doi.org/10.1515/apf-2023-0018

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: papyrus
Extent: Fragment of a leaf of a papyrus codex, written on both sides preserving 8 lines on the one and 9 lines on the other side.
Dimensions: 93 × 94 mm.

Hand(s)

Biblical uncial of the 4th/5th century.

History

Origin: 4th/5th century ; Egyptian

Provenance and Acquisition

Purchased by the Bodleian Library from Bernard P. Grenfell in November 1895.

Record Sources

Previously described from the Summary Catalogue, updated from referenced edition.
Konstantine Panegyres, Through the Narrow Gate of Heaven: Christian Fragments from the Bodleian Library, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 69 (2023), 318-330 https://doi.org/10.1515/apf-2023-0018

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Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2024-03-22: Updated from referenced edition.