Papyrus 103
# Papyrus 103

Papyrus 103 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by $𝔓^{103},$ is a copy of part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew.

## Description

The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 13:55-56 and 14:3-5: they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript has been assigned palaeographically to the late 2nd or early 3rd century.

Probably together with Papyrus 77 it belonged to the same codex.

### Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. According to Comfort it is proto-Alexandrian text.

In Matthew 13:55, the name of Jesus' second brother reads [...]ης so that either Ἰωάννης (John) and Ἰωσῆς (Joses) are possible original readings.

    Ἰωάννης (John) א* D M U Γ 2 28 579 1424 $Byz^{mss}$ $vg^{mss}$ $Origen^{pt}$
    Ἰωσῆς (Joses) K L W Δ Π 0106 $f^{13}$ 22 565 1241 $1582^{mg}$ $Byz^{mss}$ $it^{k,qc}$ $co^{sa,bomss}$ Basil of Caesarea
    Ἰωσῆ (Joses) 118 157 700* 1071 $syr^h$ $co^{bomss}$
    Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph) $א^2$ B C N Θ $f^1$ 33 $700^c$ 892 lat $syr^{s,c,hmg}$ mae-1 Codex Schøyen $co^{bomss}$ $Origen^{pt}$

### Location

The manuscript is currently housed at the Sackler Library (Papyrology Rooms, P. Oxy. 4403) in Oxford.

