The X-Files: Chrēstos / Christos / Χρειστος

[Peter Kirby]

Moles has this footnote about Clement of Alexandria:

Note that he puns on chrestomathia in the sense of Greek learning as sweetener/appetizer to Christian learning (Strom. 1.1.16.1): καὶ ἡ τῆς χρηστομαθίας περιουσία οἷον ἥδυσμά τί ἐστιν ....

In the ANF translation:

https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ ... book1.html

Our book will not shrink from making use (συγχρήσασθαι) of what is best in philosophy and other preparatory instruction (φιλοσοφίας καὶ τῆς ἄλλης προπαιδείας). 'For not only for the Hebrews and those that are under the law,' according to the apostle, 'is it right to become a Jew, but also a Greek for the sake of the Greeks, that we may gain all.' 1 Corinthians 9:20-21 Also in the Epistle to the Colossians he writes, 'Admonishing every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ.' Colossians 1:28

The nicety of speculation (τὸ γλαφυρὸν τῆς θεωρίας), too, suits the sketch presented in my commentaries (τῶν ὑπομνημάτων ὑποτυπώσει). In this respect the resources of learning (τῆς χρηστομαθίας) are like a relish (οἷον ἥδυσμά) mixed with the food of an athlete, who is not indulging in luxury, but entertains a noble desire for distinction (ἀγαθὴν <διὰ> φιλοτιμίαν).

Here Clement defends the splendor of contemplation (τὸ γλαφυρὸν τῆς θεωρίας) and the use (συγχρήσασθαι) of philosophy (φιλοσοφίας καὶ τῆς ἄλλης προπαιδείας) in his work. In this regard, he calls them all τῆς χρηστομαθίας, which can be understood as a defense in and of itself, in that evokes a connection of the work he's doing with how one "learns the Christ" (ἐμάθετε τὸν Χριστόν) in Ephesians 4:20. Clement saves this particular word for his statement of defense of his purpose, not accidentally, to make this Christian connection part of his justification. From there, χρηστομαθίας is associated with sweetness (ἥδυσμά) that allows pursuit of the noble good (ἀγαθὴν), comparing the Christian to an athlete preparing for a contest.

[Peter Kirby]

The manuscript P4 (TM 61783) has Luke 3:15, with an abbreviation.

Images:
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Transcription:

διαλ̣ογ̣ι̣ζ̣ο̣μ̣ε̣νω̣ν
π̣α̣ν̣τ̣ω̣ν̣ ε̣ν̣ τ̣α̣ι̣ς̣ καρ
δ̣ι̣α̣ι̣ς̣ α̣υ̣τ̣ω̣ν̣ πε̣ρ̣ι̣ του
ι̣ω̣α̣ν̣ο̣υ̣ μ̣η̣ποτ̣ε̣ αυ
τ̣ος̣ ε̣ι̣η̣ ο̣ χς̣· απεκρε̣ι

Translation:
... all questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ[?] (ο̣ χς̣).

Interpretation:
Based on the context, Luke 3:15 here most likely abbreviates the word Χριστος.

Dating:
P4 (TM 61783) is generally dated within the range AD 150 - 299.

There is a discussion of opinion on Wikipedia (note the opinions of Kenyon, who suggested a 4th century date, and Nongbri, who would allow for a wider range of dating).

[Peter Kirby]

The manuscript P1 has Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:17, and Matthew 1:18 with abbreviations.

Images:
https://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/community ... /0/10/10/1
https://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/community ... /0/20/10/1

Transcription:
Matthew 1:1. βιβλος γενεσεως ιυ χυ υυ δαυιδ [υιου] αβρααμ. ...
Matthew 1:17. π̣[ασ]α̣ι̣ ο̣υ̣ν̣ γ̣ε̣[νε]α̣ι̣ α̣πο αβρααμ εω̣ς̣ δαυιδ γενεαι ιδ̣ και̣ απο̣ [δαυιδ εως της] μετοικεσ̣ια̣ς βαβυλωνο̣[ς] γ̣ε[νεαι] ιδ̣ κ̣α̣[ι] α̣π̣ο της μετ̣[οι]κεσιας̣ βα̣β[υ]λων̣[ο]ς εως του χυ̣ γ̣ενε̣αι ιδ
Matthew 1:18. του δε ιυ̣ χυ η γενεσις ουτως ην μ̣ν̣ηστ̣ε̣υ̣θεισης της μητρος αυτου μ̣[αρι]α̣[ς] τω̣ [ιω]σηφ πριν η συν[ε]λ̣θε̣[ι]ν αυ[το]υ̣[ς] ε̣υ̣ρε̣[θη] ε̣ν γ̣αστρι εχουσα̣ ε̣[κ] [πνς αγιου].

Translation:
Matthew 1:1: Book of the genealogy of Jesus* Christ*, son* of David, [son of] Abraham. ...
Matthew 1:17: So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from [David to the] exile to Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the exile to Babylon to the Christ* are fourteen generations.
Matthew 1:18: Now the birth of Jesus* Christ* happened in this way: His mother M[ary], being engaged to [Jo]seph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by [the Holy Spirit*].

Interpretation:
Based on the context, Matthew 1:1-20 here most likely abbreviates the word Χριστος.

Dating:
P1 (TM 61787 / LDAB 2940) is generally dated within the range AD 200 - 299 (cf. papyri.info and Wikipedia).

[Peter Kirby]

The manuscript P75 (TM 61743 / LDAB 2895) has Luke 4:41, Luke 9:20, Luke 22:67, Luke 23:2 (with a lacuna), Luke 23:35, Luke 23:39, Luke 24:26, Luke 24:46, John 1:17, John 1:20, John 1:25, John 1:41, John 3:28, John 4:25, John 4:29, John 7:26, John 7:27, John 7:31, John 7:42, John 9:22, John 10:24 (with a lacuna), John 11:27, and John 12:34 with abbreviations.

Images:
https://manuscripts.csntm.org/manuscript/View/GA_P75

Transcription:
Lk 4:41. τον χν
Lk 9:20. τον χν τ̣ου θυ
Lk 22:67. ο χς
Lk 23:2. [χν] βασιλεα
Lk 23:35. ο χς, ο υιος του θυ, ο εκλεκτος
Lk 23:39. ο χς
Lk 24:46. τον χν
Jn 1:17. ιυ χυ
Jn 1:20. ο χς
Jn 1:25. ο χς
Jn 1:41. τον μεσσιαν ο εστιν μεθερμηνευομενον χς
Jn 3:28. ο χς
Jn 4:25. οτι μεσσειας ερχεται ο λεγομενος χς
Jn 4:29. ο χς
Jn 7:26. [ο] χ̣ς
Jn 7:27. ο δ[ε] χ̣ς̣
Jn 7:31. ο χς
Jn 7:42. ο χς
Jn 9:22. οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἵνα ἄν τις ομολογηση αυτον χ̣ν ἀποσυναγωγὸς γένηται
Jn 10:24. [ο χς]
Jn 11:27. ο χς ο υιος του θυ
Jn 12:34. ο χς

Translation:
See any Bible translation. Lk 23:35 has a variant, "the Christ/Chrest, the son of God, the chosen."

Interpretation:
Earlier sources that might lie behind Luke and John may have had different interpretations.
Luke and John here (e.g. Lk 22:67, Lk 23:2, Jn 1:41, Jn 4:25, among others) most likely abbreviate the word Χριστος.

Dating:
Trismegistos: AD 275-325
Papyri.info: 200-250
Wikipedia: 175–225 (Martin and Kasser), late third century-early fourth century (Orsini), fourth century (Nongbri)

As elsewhere, the Trismegistos dating (275-325) is shown on the first page.

[Peter Kirby]

The manuscript P66 (TM 61627 / LDAB 2777) has a text of the Gospel of John.

Images:
https://manuscripts.csntm.org/manuscrip ... P66_Bodmer

Transcription:
Jn 1:17. ιυ χυ
Jn 1:20. ο χς
Jn 1:25. ο χς
Jn 1:41. τον μεσσιαν ο εστιν μεθερμηνευομενον χς
Jn 3:28. ο χς
Jn 4:25. οτι μεσσιας ερχεται ο λεγομενος χς
Jn 4:29. ο χς
Jn 7:26. ο χς
Jn 7:27. ο χς
Jn 7:31. ο χς
Jn 7:41. ο χς
Jn 7:42. ο χς
Jn 9:22. οι ιουδαιοι ινα εαν τις ομο[λο]γηση αυτον χν αποσυναγωγος [γε]νηται
Jn 10:24. ο χς
Jn 11:27. ο χς ο υιος του θυ
Jn 12:34. ο χς
Jn 17:3. ιν [χ]ν
Jn 20:31. οτι ις ε̣[στιν ο χς ο υς του θυ]

Translation:
See any Bible translation.

Interpretation:
Earlier sources that might lie behind John may have had different interpretations.
The text of John here (e.g. Jn 1:41, Jn 4:25, among others) most likely abbreviates the word Χριστος.

Dating:
Trismegistos: AD 200-250
Papyri.info: 200 - 250
Wikipedia: about AD 200 (Martin), AD 100-150 (Hunger), "early or middle fourth century" (Nongbri)

As elsewhere, the Trismegistos dating (200-250) is shown on the first page.

[Peter Kirby]

The manuscript P106 = P.Oxy 4445 (TM 61631 / LDAB 2781) has John 1:41.

Images:
https://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/community ... /0/20/10/6

Transcription:
τον μ[ε]σ̣[σ]ιαν ο εσ̣τ̣ι̣[ν] [με]θερμ̣ηνευ̣[ο]μ̣ε̣ν̣ο̣[ν] χ̣ρ̣ς

Translation:
He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ).

Dating:
Trismegistos: AD 200-299
Papyri.info: 200-299
Wikipedia: 3rd century

[Peter Kirby]

The manuscript P45 (TM 61826 / LDAB 2980) has fragments of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts. Because it is fragmentary, there were only two locations that I found where the relevant words or abbreviations were intact.

Images:
https://manuscripts.csntm.org/manuscript/View/GA_P45
https://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/community ... 510/10/355
https://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/community ... 600/10/445

Transcription:
Acts 11:26. χρηματισαι τε πρωτως τους μαθητας εν αντιοχεια̣ χ̣ν̣ους
Acts 16:18. δε παυλος επιστρεψας τωι πνι ειπεν παρ̣αγγελλω σοι εν ονοματι ιη χρ ε̣ξελθειν̣ απ αυτης

Translation:
Acts 11:26. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians/Chrestians.
Acts 16:18. Paul turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ/Chrest to come out of her.”

Interpretation:
These are fragments of Acts, but otherwise the interpretation of these verses is not clear.
It's notable for abbreviating Acts 11:26 and for using abbreviation by suspension (the first two letters) in Acts 16:18.

Dating:
Trismegistos: AD 200-250
Papyri.info: 200-250
Wikipedia: c. 250

[Peter Kirby]

Just putting this here so I can look into it later.

Origen, Contra Celsum, 4.51

I know, moreover, that Numenius the Pythagorean--a surpassingly excellent expounder of Plato, and who held a foremost place as a teacher of the doctrines of Pythagoras--in many of his works quotes from the writings of Moses and the prophets, and applies to the passages in question a not improbable allegorical meaning, as in his work called Epops, and in those which treat of "Numbers" and of "Place." And in the third book of his dissertation on The Good, he quotes also a narrative regarding Jesus--without, however, mentioning His name--and gives it an allegorical signification, whether successfully or the reverse I may state on another occasion.

[Peter Kirby]

P46 has parts of several Pauline letters and Hebrews.

Images:
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Transcription:
Rom 6:8. συν χρω
Rom 6:9. οτι χς̣
Rom 6:11. [ε]ν χρω ιηυ
Rom 8:17. χυ
Rom 8:34. χρς [ιης]
Rom 8:39. εν χρω ιηυ τω κω ημων
Rom 9:1. εν χρω
Rom 9:3. του χρυ
Rom 9:5. ο χρς
Rom 10:4. τελος γαρ νομου χρς
Rom 10:6. χν καταγαγειν
Rom 10:7. χν εκ νε[κρων]
Rom 10:17. ρηματος̣ χ̣ρ̣υ̣
Rom 13:14. ιην χρν τον κν ημων
Rom 15:8. γαρ̣ χν
Rom 15:16. ιηυ χρυ
Rom 15:17. εν χω
Rom 15:18. χς
Rom 15:20. ο χρς
Rom 15:29. ευλογιας χρυ
Rom 15:30. του κυ ημων ιηυ χρυ
Rom 16:25. το κηρυγμα ιηυ χρυ
Rom 16:27. ιηυ χρυ
Rom 16:5. εις χν (yes, in this order)
Rom 16:7. εν χρω
Rom 16:9. εν χρω
Rom 16:10. εν χρω
Rom 16:16. του χρυ
Rom 16:18. τω κω ημων χρω
Heb 3:6. χρς
Heb 3:14. του χρυ
Heb 5:5. ο χρς
Heb 6:1. του χ̣ρ̣υ
Heb 9:11. χρς
Heb 9:14. το π̣ν̣α του χρυ
Heb 9:24. χρς
Heb 9:28. ο χς
Heb 10:10. του σωματος ιης χρς (corrector: ιηυ χρυ)
Heb 13:8. ιης χρς
Heb 13:21. δια ιης χρς (corrector: ιηυ χρυ)
1 Cor 1:1. αποστολος χρυ ιηυ
1 Cor 1:2. εν χρω ιηυ
1 Cor 1:2. το ονομα̣ του κυ ημων ιηυ̣ χρ̣υ
1 Cor 1:4. εν χρω ιηυ
1 Cor 1:6. του χρυ
1 Cor 1:7. του κυ ημων ιηυ χρυ
1 Cor 1:9. του υιυ αυτου, ιηυ χρυ, του κυ ημων
1 Cor 1:10. του ονοματος του κυ ημων ιηυ χρυ
1 Cor 1:12. εγω δε χρ̣υ̣
1 Cor 1:13. ο χρς
1 Cor 1:17. ο χρς ... ο στρος του χρυ
1 Cor 1:23. χρν̣ εστρ̣[ωμενον]
1 Cor 1:24. χρς θυ δυναμις και θυ σοφια
1 Cor 1:30. εν χω ιηυ
1 Cor 2:16. νουν χρυ
1 Cor 3:1. εν χρω
1 Cor 3:11. ιης χρς
1 Cor 3:23. υμεις δε χρυ, χρς δε θυ
1 Cor 4:1. υπηρετας χρυ
1 Cor 4:10. δ̣[ι]α χν
1 Cor 4:15. εν χρω
1 Cor 4:17. εν χρω ιηυ
1 Cor 5:7. [χ]ρ̣ς̣
1 Cor 6:11. τω ονοματι του κυ ιηυ χ̣ρυ̣
1 Cor 6:15. μελη χρυ ... μελη του χρυ
1 Cor 7:22. δουλος χρυ
1 Cor 8:6. [εις] κς ιης χρς
1 Cor 8:11. χρς
1 Cor 8:12. εις χρν
1 Cor 9:12. τω ευαγγελιω του χρυ
1 Cor 9:21. εν νομος χρυ
1 Cor 10:4. ο χρς
1 Cor 10:9. τον χρν
1 Cor 10:16. του αιματος του χρυ
1 Cor 11:1. χρυ
1 Cor 11:3. ο χς ... κεφαλη δε χυ ο θς
1 Cor 15:3. οτι χρς απεθανεν
1 Cor 15:12. χρς
1 Cor 15:13. χς
1 Cor 15:14. χς
1 Cor 15:15. [χ]ν
1 Cor 15:18. εν χω
1 Cor 15:19. εν χρω
1 Cor 15:20. χρς
1 Cor 15:22. εν τω χρω
1 Cor 15:23. χρς επειτα οι του χρυ
1 Cor 15:31. χρω ιηυ τω κω
1 Cor 15:57. του κυ ημων ιηυ χρυ
2 Cor 1:1. αποστολος χρυ ιηυ
2 Cor 1:2. κυ ιηυ χρυ
2 Cor 1:3. του κυ ημων ιηυ χρυ
2 Cor 1:5. του χρυ ... του χρυ
2 Cor 1:19. ο του γαρ θυ υις ιης χρς
2 Cor 1:21. εις χρν και χρισας ημας
2 Cor 2:10. χρυ
2 Cor 2:14. εν τω χω ιηυ και την οσμην
2 Cor 2:15. οτι χυ ευωδια
2 Cor 2:17. εν χω
2 Cor 3:3. επιστολη χρυ
2 Cor 3:14. εν̣ χρω
2 Cor 4:4. του χρυ
2 Cor 4:5. ιην χρν κν
2 Cor 4:6. ιηυ χρυ
2 Cor 5:10. του χρυ
2 Cor 5:16. χρν
2 Cor 5:17. χω
2 Cor 5:18. δια χυ
2 Cor 5:19. εν χω
2 Cor 5:20. χρυ πρεσβευομεν
2 Cor 6:15. χρυ προς βελιαρ
2 Cor 8:9. του κυ ημων ιηυ χρυ
2 Cor 8:23. δοξα χυ
2 Cor 9:13. το ευαγγελιον του χρυ
2 Cor 10:5. του χρυ
2 Cor 10:7. χρυ ... οτι καθως αυτος ο χρς ουτως
2 Cor 10:14. του χρυ
2 Cor 11:3. εις τον χρν
2 Cor 11:10. αληθεια χυ
2 Cor 11:13. αποστολους χρυ
2 Cor 12:2. εν χω
2 Cor 12:10. υπερ χυ
2 Cor 13:3. χρυ
2 Cor 13:14. του κυ ιηυ χρυ
Eph 1:1. αποστολος χρυ ιηυ ... εν χρω ιηυ
Eph 1:2. κυ ιηυ χρυ
Eph 1:3. εν χρω
Eph 1:5. ιηυ χρυ
Eph 1:10. εν τω χρω
Eph 1:12. εν τω χρω
Eph 1:17. ο θς του κυ ημων χρυ ιηυ
Eph 2:5. νεκρους τοις σωμασιν, συνεζωποιησεν̣ εν τω χρω
Eph 2:6. εν τω χρω ιηυ
Eph 2:7. εν τω χω ιηυ
Eph 2:10. εν χρω ιηυ
Eph 2:12. τω καιρω εκεινω χωρις χρυ
Eph 2:13. εν χρω ιηυ ... αιματι χρυ
Eph 3:1. του χρυ ιηυ
Eph 3:4. μυστηριω του χρυ
Eph 3:6. εν χρω ιηυ
Eph 3:8. πλουτος του χρυ
Eph 3:11. εν τω κω ιηυ τω κω ημων
Eph 3:17. τον χν
Eph 3:18. αγαπην του χρυ
Eph 4:7. του χρυ
Eph 4:12. σωματος του χρυ
Eph 4:13. του πληρωματος του χυ
Eph 4:21. τον χρν
Eph 4:32. εν χρω
Eph 5:2. ο χς
Eph 5:14. ο χρς
Eph 5:20. του κυ ημων ιηυ χυ
Eph 5:21. [φ]ο̣βω χρυ
Eph 5:23. ο χ̣ρς κεφαλη της εκκλησιας
Eph 5:24. χρ̣ω
Eph 5:29. ο χρς
Eph 5:32. εις χρν και εις την εκκλησιαν
Eph 6:5. τ̣ω̣ [χ]ρ̣ω̣
Eph 6:23. απο θυ πρς και κυ ιηυ χρυ
Eph 6:24. τον κν ημων ιην χρν
Gal 1:1. δια ιηυ χρυ και θυ πατρος
Gal 1:3. απο θυ πατρος και κυ ημων ιηυ χρυ
Gal 1:7. το ευα̣γγ̣ελιον του χρυ
Gal 1:10. ηρεσκον χρυ
Gal 1:12. αποκαλυψεως ιηυ χρυ
Gal 2:4. εν τω χρω ιηυ
Gal 2:16. πιστεως ιηυ χρυ ... ιην χρν επιστευσαμεν ... εκ πιστεως χυ
Gal 2:17. εν χ̣ρω ... χς
Gal 2:20. [χ]ρ̣ω συνεστραι ... χς ... εν πιστει ζω τη του θυ και χρυ
Gal 3:13. χρς
Gal 3:14. εν χω ιηυ
Gal 3:16. ος εστιν χρς
Gal 3:22. εκ πιστεως ιηυ χυ
Gal 3:24. εις χρν
Gal 3:26. δ̣ια πιστεως χρυ ιηυ
Gal 3:27. οσοι γαρ εις χρν εβα[πτισθ]η̣μεν χν ενεδυσασθ̣ε
Gal 3:28. χ̣ρυ [ιηυ]
Gal 4:14. χ̣[ρν ιην]
Gal 5:4. απο χυ
Gal 5:6. εν χρω ιηυ
Gal 5:24. του χυ
Gal 6:2. τον νομον του χυ
Gal 6:12. τω στρω του χρυ ιηυ
Gal 6:14. τω στρω του κυ ημων ιηυ χρυ
Gal 6:18. χαρις του κυ ημω̣ν ιηυ χρυ
Phil 1:6. ημερας χυ ιηυ
Phil 1:8. εν σπλαγχνοις χρυ ιηυ
Phil 1:10. εις την ημεραν χρυ
Phil 1:11. δια [χ]ρ̣υ ιηυ
Phil 1:13. εν χρω
Phil 1:18. χς
Phil 1:19. του πνς χρυ ιηυ
Phil 1:20. χς
Phil 1:21. χρς
Phil 1:23. εν χω (corrector: εχων) ... συν χρω
Phil 1:26. εν χρω ιηυ
Phil 1:27. του ευαγγελιου του χρυ
Phil 2:1. εν χω
Phil 2:5. εν χρω ιηυ
Phil 2:11. [οτι κς ιης] χρς
Phil 2:16. εις ημεραν χρυ
Phil 2:21. τα ιηυ χρυ
Phil 2:30. το εργον χρυ
Phil 3:3. εν χρω ιηυ
Phil 3:7. δια το̣ν χν
Phil 3:8. του χρυ ιηυ
Phil 3:14. υπο χυ ιηυ
Phil 3:18. του στρου του χρυ
Phil 4:19. εν δοξη εν χρω ιηυ
Phil 4:21. εν χρω ιηυ
Phil 4:23. του κυ ημων ιηυ χρυ
Col 1:1. αποστολος χρυ ιηυ
Col 1:7. διακονος του χρυ
Col 1:24. [των θλει]ψ̣[ε]ω[ν] του χρυ
Col 1:27. χς εν [υ]μ̣ειν
Col 1:28. εν χρω
Col 2:2. του μυστηριου του θυ χρυ
Col 2:5. εις χρν
Col 2:8. κατα χρν
Col 2:11. τη περιτομη του χρυ
Col 2:17. σωμα χρυ
Col 3:1. τω χω
Col 3:3. συν τω χρω
Col 3:4. ο χρς
Col 3:16. ο λογος του χρυ
Col 3:24. τ̣ω κω χρω
Col 4:3. χ̣ρ̣υ
Col 4:12. δουλο̣[ς] χρυ

Translation:
See any Bible translation.

Interpretation:
There is an ongoing discussion about the interpretation of the Pauline letters. For some people who believe that the Marcionites regarded the name of Jesus to be Chrestos, there could have been a collection of Pauline letters that matched this interpretation, which may also have been the interpretation of the author of this collection. On this view, the original word in the Pauline letters, before interpolations and before the pastorals, was Chrestos. Others consider that, even if the Marcionites read their collection this way (and not everyone agrees that they read it as Chrestos), it was a misinterpretation that relied on the presence of the abbreviations in their text, perceiving difficulties with this being the original intention of the author of the Pauline letters.

In terms of the artifact of the P46 manuscript, some common ground is reached when it comes to those passages that would be claimed to be interpolations, interpolations inserted from the perspective that Jesus is Christos. There is general agreement that these passages were written in reference to Christos, whether genuine or interpolated. Among these passages, for example, is Romans 9:5.

The "Noteworthy" section on the first page has a list of some other passages of interest.

Dating:
Trismegistos: AD 200-250
Papyri.info: 200-250
Wikipedia: H. A. Sanders, the first editor of parts of the papyrus, proposed a date possibly as late as the second half of the 3rd century. F. G. Kenyon, editor of the complete editio princeps, preferred a date in the first half of the 3rd century. The manuscript is now sometimes dated to about 200. Young Kyu Kim has argued for an exceptionally early date of c. 80. Kim's dating has been widely rejected. Griffin critiqued and disputed Kim's dating, placing the 'most probable date' between 175 and 225, with a '95% confidence interval' for a date between 150 and 250. Comfort and Barrett ... conclude this points to a date during the middle of the 2nd century for 𝔓46. More recently, in a wide-ranging survey of the dates of New Testament papyri, P. Orsini and W. Clarysse have assigned 𝔓46 "to the early third century," specifically "excluding dates in the first or the first half of the second century."

[Peter Kirby]

P47 (TM 61628 / LDAB 2778) has Revelation 11:15 and 12:10.

Images:
https://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/community ... 0/70/10/37
https://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/community ... 0/90/10/57

Transcription:
Rev 11:15. του κυ ημων και του χυ αυτου
Rev 12:10. η βασιλεια του θυ̣ η̣μων κα[ι η] σωτηρια του χυ αυτου

Translation:
Rev 11:15. Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”
Rev 12:10. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the salvation (σωτηρια) of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.”

Interpretation:
Based on the context, this most likely abbreviates the word Χριστος.

Dating:
Trismegistos: AD 200-299
Papyri.info: 200-99
Wikipedia: 3rd century