Papyrus 39

Papyrus 𝔓39
New Testament manuscript
NameP. Oxy. XV 1780
TextJohn 8 †
Date3rd century
ScriptGreek
FoundEgypt
Now atThe Green Collection
CiteGrenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri XV, 1922, pp. 7-8.
Size26 by 16 cm
TypeAlexandrian text-type
CategoryI

Papyrus 39 is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John in a fragmentary condition, containing only John 8:14-22. It is designated by the siglum 𝔓39 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the 3rd century CE.