Papyrus 967 is a 3rd-century CE[1] biblical manuscript, discovered in 1931. It is notable for containing fragments of the original Septuagint text of the Book of Daniel, which was completely superseded by a revised text by the end of the 4th century and elsewhere survives only in Syriac translation and in Codex Chisianus 88. The manuscript is also important for early variants, both in the text of the Book of Ezekiel and of the Book of Daniel.
The scope was originally 59 sheets, which corresponds to 118 leaves or 236 pages. One side measures approximately 344 × 128 mm. The pages are written in one column with an average of 42 lines in a square uncial. For the Ezekiel text, a writer who differs from the Daniel and Esther texts can be identified. Various corrections by the scribe and later hands are entered. The text contains nomina sacra as well as text-critical signs to indicate the readings according to Theodotion.
In addition to the special readings that the text offers for Ezekiel, above all, the early attestation of the Septuagint text on Daniel is significant, since this was later superseded by the Theodotion text in almost all manuscripts.[6] Thus in Papyrus 967 the story of Susanna in the bath (Dan 13) follows the story of Bel and the dragon (Dan 14). In addition, the chapters Dan 7f. before chapter 5f. classified. Papyrus 967 has Ezekiel before Daniel as does Codex Alexandrinus, while Codex Chisianus R.VII.45 (Rahlfs siglum 88) and Syrohexaplarian Codex Ambrosianus 313 have Ezekiel after Daniel.
The final wish at the end of the book of Daniel is also interesting (including the Susanna story that closes the book of Daniel here; see the fig.). After the summary "Daniel" follows the wish: "Peace to him who wrote and to those who read". Since the book of Esther follows from the hand of the same scribe, the desire for completion at this point probably does not come from the scribe, but from tradition. This perhaps reflects an old canon boundary, to which the book of Esther (long disputed) was added.
It is also striking that the book of Daniel already contains a chapter division in Greek letters. These numbers, entered as a subscriptio, were not added later, but were already present in the original text.
Location
The surviving 59 manuscript pages of P 967 are at present kept in five different places.
29 foll. in Chester Beatty Library (Dublin) as Chester Beatty IX-X: At the first review of the papyrus in 1933, fragments of Ezekiel and Esther were interpreted as belonging to an independent papyrus as those of Daniel and were given the number IX, and the obsolete Rahlfs number "P 968".
Several foll. in Madrid, as Fundación Pastor de Estudios Clásicos, P Matr. 1
Editions
Angelo Geißen: Der Septuagintatext des Buches Daniel, Kap 5–12, zusammen mit Susanna, Bel et Draco, sowie Esther 1,1a–2,15 nach dem Kölner Teil des Papyrus 967. Papyrologische Texte und Abhandlungen 5. Bonn 1968.
Winfried Hamm, Papyrologische Texte und Abhandlungen 10/21 (1969, 1977)
Leopold Günther Jahn: Der griechische Text des Buches Ezechiel nach dem Kölner Teil des Papyrus 967. Papyrologische Texte und Abhandlungen 15. Bonn 1972.
Allan Ch. Johnson; Henry S. Gehman; Edmund H. Kase: The John H. Scheide Biblical Papyri: Ezekiel (Princeton Studies in Papyrology 3). Princeton 1938.
Frederic G. Kenyon: The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri VII: Ezekiel, Daniel, Esther. Text. London 1937. Plates. London 1938.
Information and Fotos of the Cologn part: P 967: Ezechiel - Daniel - Bel et Draco - Susanna - Esther
References
^Crane, A. S. (2008). Israel's Restoration: A Textual-Comparative Exploration of Ezekiel 36-39. p. 207. ISBN9789047442714.
^Newsom, Carol Ann; Breed, Brennan W. (January 2014). Daniel: A Commentary. ISBN9780664220808.
^Henze, M. H. (1999). The Madness of King Nebuchadnezzar: The Ancient Near Eastern Origins and Early History of Interpretation of Daniel 4. ISBN9004114211.
^Bay, Carson. "Unofficial translation of Pierre Maurice-Bogaert, "Le témoignage de la Vetus Latina dans l'étude de la tradition des Septante Ézéchiel et Daniel dans le Papyrus 967"". Retrieved 5 March 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^R. Timothy McLay: Daniel (Old Greek and Theodotion), in: James K. Aitken (Hrsg.): T&T Clark Companion to the Septuagint. London, 2015, pp. 544–554, on p. 545: "There are only three main witnesses to the OG version. The Chisian codex 88 and the Syro-Hexaplar (Syh) version are post-Hexaplaric and reflect very similar texts, while the more fragmentary Papyrus 967 is the only pre-Hexaplaric witness to the OG version of Daniel."
M. Fernandez Galliano: "Notes on the Madrid Ezekiel Papyrus", In: Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (BASOR), 5 (1968), 349–356.
Siegfried Kreuzer: Papyrus 967. Bemerkungen zu seiner buchtechnischen, textgeschichtlichen und kanongeschichtlichen Bedeutung, in: Martin Karrer; Wolfgang Kraus (Hg.): Die Septuaginta. Texte, Kontexte, Lebenswelten, WUNT 219, Tübingen 2008, 64–82; English version: Siegfried Kreuzer, Papyrus 967. Its Significance for Codex Formation, Textual History, and Canon History. In: Siegfried Kreuzer, The Bible in Greek. Translation, Transmission, and Theology of the Septuagint, SBL.SCS 63, Atlanta GA 2015, 255–271.
Silvio S. Scatolini Apóstolo: Ezek 36, 37, 38 and 39 in Papyrus 967 as Pre-Text for Re-Reading Ezekiel. In: Florentino García Martínez; Marc Vervenne (ed.): Interpreting Translation: Studies on the LXX and Ezekiel in Honour of Johan Lust (BEThL 192). Leuven 2005, 331–357.
Peter Schwagmeier: Untersuchungen zu Textgeschichte und Entstehung des Ezechielbuchs in masoretischer und griechischer Überlieferung. Diss. theol. Zürich 2004.
Joseph Ziegler: Die Bedeutung des Chester Beatty-Scheide Papyrus 967 für die Textüberlieferung der Ezechiel-Septuaginta. In: ZAW 61 (1945/48), S. 76–94.
Alfred Rahlfs and Detlef Fraenkel, Verzeichnis der griechischen Handschriften des Alten Testaments Bd. 1:Die Überlieferung bis zum VIII. Jahrhundert, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2004 p. 99-103.
External links
Chester Beatty portion images at CSNTM (Rahlfs 967)
Chester Beatty portion images at CSNTM (Rahlfs 968)
P 967 Rahlfs (uni-koeln.de)
Montserrat images
P 967 images at the National Library of Spain
Ernst Würthwein, The Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Biblia Hebraica (Eerdmans 1995), p. 194
Mª Vª Spottorno y Díaz Caro, "The Divine Name in Ezekiel Papyrus 967" in Natalio Fernández Marcos (editor), La Septuaginta en la Investigación Contemporánea (V Congreso de la IOSCS) (Editorial Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Scientíficas, 1985), pp. 216–217
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Papyrus 967 is a 3rd century CE 1 biblical manuscript discovered in 1931 It is notable for containing fragments of the original Septuagint text of the Book of Daniel which was completely superseded by a revised text by the end of the 4th century and elsewhere survives only in Syriac translation and in Codex Chisianus 88 The manuscript is also important for early variants both in the text of the Book of Ezekiel and of the Book of Daniel P Koln Theol 37v Susanna 62a 62b The exact circumstances of the find are unclear but the ancient Aphroditopolis is assumed to be the place where it was found 2 3 4 5 Contents 1 Description 2 Location 3 Editions 4 References 5 External linksDescription EditThe scope was originally 59 sheets which corresponds to 118 leaves or 236 pages One side measures approximately 344 128 mm The pages are written in one column with an average of 42 lines in a square uncial For the Ezekiel text a writer who differs from the Daniel and Esther texts can be identified Various corrections by the scribe and later hands are entered The text contains nomina sacra as well as text critical signs to indicate the readings according to Theodotion In addition to the special readings that the text offers for Ezekiel above all the early attestation of the Septuagint text on Daniel is significant since this was later superseded by the Theodotion text in almost all manuscripts 6 Thus in Papyrus 967 the story of Susanna in the bath Dan 13 follows the story of Bel and the dragon Dan 14 In addition the chapters Dan 7f before chapter 5f classified Papyrus 967 has Ezekiel before Daniel as does Codex Alexandrinus while Codex Chisianus R VII 45 Rahlfs siglum 88 and Syrohexaplarian Codex Ambrosianus 313 have Ezekiel after Daniel The final wish at the end of the book of Daniel is also interesting including the Susanna story that closes the book of Daniel here see the fig After the summary Daniel follows the wish Peace to him who wrote and to those who read Since the book of Esther follows from the hand of the same scribe the desire for completion at this point probably does not come from the scribe but from tradition This perhaps reflects an old canon boundary to which the book of Esther long disputed was added It is also striking that the book of Daniel already contains a chapter division in Greek letters These numbers entered as a subscriptio were not added later but were already present in the original text Location EditThe surviving 59 manuscript pages of P 967 are at present kept in five different places 29 foll in Chester Beatty Library Dublin as Chester Beatty IX X At the first review of the papyrus in 1933 fragments of Ezekiel and Esther were interpreted as belonging to an independent papyrus as those of Daniel and were given the number IX and the obsolete Rahlfs number P 968 21 foll as John H Scheide Papyrus 3 in Princeton University Library Substantial portions are kept by Cologne University Library 2 foll in Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey Barcelona as Scriptorium Biblicum et Orientale P Barc Inv 42 43 Several foll in Madrid as Fundacion Pastor de Estudios Clasicos P Matr 1Editions EditAngelo Geissen Der Septuagintatext des Buches Daniel Kap 5 12 zusammen mit Susanna Bel et Draco sowie Esther 1 1a 2 15 nach dem Kolner Teil des Papyrus 967 Papyrologische Texte und Abhandlungen 5 Bonn 1968 Winfried Hamm Papyrologische Texte und Abhandlungen 10 21 1969 1977 Leopold Gunther Jahn Der griechische Text des Buches Ezechiel nach dem Kolner Teil des Papyrus 967 Papyrologische Texte und Abhandlungen 15 Bonn 1972 Allan Ch Johnson Henry S Gehman Edmund H Kase The John H Scheide Biblical Papyri Ezekiel Princeton Studies in Papyrology 3 Princeton 1938 Frederic G Kenyon The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri VII Ezekiel Daniel Esther Text London 1937 Plates London 1938 Information and Fotos of the Cologn part P 967 Ezechiel Daniel Bel et Draco Susanna EstherReferences Edit Crane A S 2008 Israel s Restoration A Textual Comparative Exploration of Ezekiel 36 39 p 207 ISBN 9789047442714 DCLP Trismegistos 61933 LDAB 3090 princeton apis p3 Papyri info Retrieved 5 March 2022 Newsom Carol Ann Breed Brennan W January 2014 Daniel A Commentary ISBN 9780664220808 Henze M H 1999 The Madness of King Nebuchadnezzar The Ancient Near Eastern Origins and Early History of Interpretation of Daniel 4 ISBN 9004114211 Bay Carson Unofficial translation of Pierre Maurice Bogaert Le temoignage de la Vetus Latina dans l etude de la tradition des Septante Ezechiel et Daniel dans le Papyrus 967 Retrieved 5 March 2022 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help R Timothy McLay Daniel Old Greek and Theodotion in James K Aitken Hrsg T amp T Clark Companion to the Septuagint London 2015 pp 544 554 on p 545 There are only three main witnesses to the OG version The Chisian codex 88 and the Syro Hexaplar Syh version are post Hexaplaric and reflect very similar texts while the more fragmentary Papyrus 967 is the only pre Hexaplaric witness to the OG version of Daniel M Fernandez Galliano Notes on the Madrid Ezekiel Papyrus In Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research BASOR 5 1968 349 356 Siegfried Kreuzer Papyrus 967 Bemerkungen zu seiner buchtechnischen textgeschichtlichen und kanongeschichtlichen Bedeutung in Martin Karrer Wolfgang Kraus Hg Die Septuaginta Texte Kontexte Lebenswelten WUNT 219 Tubingen 2008 64 82 English version Siegfried Kreuzer Papyrus 967 Its Significance for Codex Formation Textual History and Canon History In Siegfried Kreuzer The Bible in Greek Translation Transmission and Theology of the Septuagint SBL SCS 63 Atlanta GA 2015 255 271 Silvio S Scatolini Apostolo Ezek 36 37 38 and 39 in Papyrus 967 as Pre Text for Re Reading Ezekiel In Florentino Garcia Martinez Marc Vervenne ed Interpreting Translation Studies on the LXX and Ezekiel in Honour of Johan Lust BEThL 192 Leuven 2005 331 357 Peter Schwagmeier Untersuchungen zu Textgeschichte und Entstehung des Ezechielbuchs in masoretischer und griechischer Uberlieferung Diss theol Zurich 2004 Joseph Ziegler Die Bedeutung des Chester Beatty Scheide Papyrus 967 fur die Textuberlieferung der Ezechiel Septuaginta In ZAW 61 1945 48 S 76 94 Alfred Rahlfs and Detlef Fraenkel Verzeichnis der griechischen Handschriften des Alten Testaments Bd 1 Die Uberlieferung bis zum VIII Jahrhundert Gottingen Vandenhoeck amp Ruprecht 2004 p 99 103 External links EditChester Beatty portion images at CSNTM Rahlfs 967 Chester Beatty portion images at CSNTM Rahlfs 968 P 967 Rahlfs uni koeln de Montserrat images P 967 images at the National Library of Spain Ernst Wurthwein The Text of the Old Testament An Introduction to the Biblia Hebraica Eerdmans 1995 p 194 Mª Vª Spottorno y Diaz Caro The Divine Name in Ezekiel Papyrus 967 in Natalio Fernandez Marcos editor La Septuaginta en la Investigacion Contemporanea V Congreso de la IOSCS Editorial Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Scientificas 1985 pp 216 217 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Papyrus 967 amp oldid 1122731626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
