papyrus · Greek · OT

Papyrus Rylands 458

Also known as: Rahlfs 957

150 BC – 100 BC (~125 BC) · dated by paleography

Evidence card

A quick read on the physical object before the interpretive summary.

2 sources

Artifact

papyrus · Greek

Date basis

150 BC – 100 BC (~125 BC) · paleography

Survival

~2% physically present

Contents

Deuteronomy 23:24-24:3, 25:1-3, 26:12, 26:17-19, 28:31-33

Artifact/map cue

Held at John Rylands Library, Manchester · Discovery: Egypt, 2nd century BCE deposit

Date

150 BC – 100 BC (~125 BC)

Passage represented

Deuteronomy 23:24-24:3, 25:1-3, 26:12, 26:17-19, 28:31-33

Fragmentary or partial witness

How much survives

~2% of the claimed text is physically present

Why it matters

The oldest surviving Septuagint manuscript and one of the oldest fragments of any biblical text. Pre-dates the standardisation of the LXX and supports the antiquity of the Greek translation tradition.

What it contains

Deuteronomy — 23:24-24:3, 25:1-3, 26:12, 26:17-19, 28:31-33 (partial)

~2% of the claimed text is physically present.

Where & when

Held at: John Rylands Library, Manchester
Discovery: Egypt, 2nd century BCE deposit

Source trail

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