Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 5575

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 5575 (abbreviated as P. Oxy. 5575) is a second century papyrus fragment written in Greek containing quotes that appear to parallel multiple Gospels: Matthew, Luke, and Thomas. It contains the oldest extant quote that reflects material associated with the Gospel of Thomas and comes from the era of Early Christianity before the finalization of the New Testament canon. The papyrus fragment was published as part of Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXXVII by the Egypt Exploration Society on August 31, 2023, after over a decade of study.

Contents

The first words on the recto side may be part of Thomas 63:1–3 (similar to Luke 12:16–21), which is followed by a saying similar to Luke 12:22/Matt 6:25a (lines 1–5). Next is a saying similar to Thomas 27 (lines 6–10), and text similar to Luke 12:24/Matt 6:25b–26 (lines 11–14). On the verso side are words that appear to belong to Luke 12:27–28, 30b–31/Matt 6:28b–30, 32b–33, but with variants.

See also

• Oxyrhynchus Papyri
• Gospel of Thomas

References