What is Papyrus Fouad 266?

Papyrus Fouad 266 is an ancient scroll manuscript containing the Greek Septuagint translation of the Pentateuch. Based on palaeographic analysis, it has been dated to the 1st century BCE. It consists of three fragments that are catalogued under the Rahlfs numbering system.

What we know

• Papyrus Fouad 266 is a papyrus manuscript in scroll form containing the Greek Septuagint translation of the Pentateuch. [2]
• The manuscript is divided into three fragments listed as Rahlfs 847, 848, and 942. [2]
• Palaeographic studies have assigned Papyrus Fouad 266 to the 1st century BCE. [1, 2]

Still open

• There is an ongoing scholarly discussion regarding whether the text represents an original version or a later recension of the Septuagint.

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Sources

• [1]Papyrus Fouad 266 (Wikidata Q841800) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Papyrus Fouad 266 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Papyrus Rylands 458 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Tetragrammaton · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 3522 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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