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To: GiovannaNicoletta; wendy1946
FWIW,

P46 is the second New Testament manuscript in the Chester Beatty collection (P. II), and was a codex that contained the Pauline Epistles dating c. 200. What remains today of the manuscript is roughly 85 out of 104 leaves consisting of Romans chapters 5-6, 8-15, all of Hebrews, Ephesians, Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, virtually all of 1–2 Corinthians and 1 Thessalonians 1-2, 5. The leaves have partially deteriorated, resulting in the loss of some lines at the bottom of each folio. The manuscript split up between the Chester Beatty Library and the University of Michigan. Scholars do not believe the Pastoral epistles were included originally in the codex, based on the amount of space required in the missing leaves; they conclude 2 Thessalonians would have occupied the final portion of the codex. The inclusion of Hebrews, a book that was questioned canonically and not considered authored by Paul, is notable. The placement of it following Romans is unique against most other witnesses, as is the ordering of Galatians following Ephesian. P. III is the last New Testament manuscript, P47, and contains 10 leaves from the Book of Revelation, chapters 9-17. This manuscript also dates to the 3rd century, and Kenyon describes the handwriting as being rough.

The Chester Beatty papyri sate to apprx 200 AD, well before any hierarchy. IOW, Christians knew The Revelation of Jesus Christ was Scripture before anyone had the hubris to think a vote was needed.

12 posted on 04/24/2011 1:38:03 PM PDT by wmfights (If you want change support SenateConservatives.com)
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To: wmfights
Thanks, wmfights.

God put every single book into His Bible that He wanted in there.

He didn't need the help of men, and did not obtain the help of men.

14 posted on 04/24/2011 1:40:18 PM PDT by GiovannaNicoletta
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To: wmfights

AMEN! PRAISE GOD!


30 posted on 04/24/2011 3:34:00 PM PDT by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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