Manuscript · P45 · c. AD 250

Papyrus 45 (Chester Beatty I)

The earliest manuscript witness to the text of Acts and the earliest known manuscript to contain all four Gospels. Part of the Chester Beatty collection.

Date

c. AD 250

Language

Greek

Material

Papyrus

Script

Greek literary hand

Contents

Fragments of all four Gospels and Acts (Matthew 20-21, 25-26; Mark 4-9, 11-12; Luke 6-7, 9-14; John 4-5, 10-11; Acts 4-17)

Location

Chester Beatty Library, Dublin / Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna