The handwriting has many similarities with P. Egerton 4 (2 Chronicles) of the third century, and even more so with P27, which may be the work of the same scribe.
PAPYRUS 20 P20 (P. Oxy. 1171) James 2:19–3:9 [Dating to 175-200 A.D.]
NTTC JAMES 5:5 Misuse of Riches or Copyist Purposely Miscopied James?
What does James say about the rich? Was James misspeaking in James 5:5? What did he mean by the words that he used?
NTTC JAMES 5:7 “Rain” or “Fruit” Supplemental or Explanatory Information?
The WH NU reading has weighty manuscripts (𝔓74 B 048 1739 cop), both the Alexandrian and the Western text-types. However, ...
NTTC JAMES 5:14 “in the name of the Lord”
With the manuscript support of א 33 1739 Maj, as well as TR WH NU, we have the reading εν τω ονοματι του κυριου (“in the name of the Lord”). All English versions have this reading. However, ...
NTTC JAMES 5:20a “let him know that” or “you know that”
The first two words of 5:20, the third-person imperative and the demonstrative pronoun (γινωσκέτω ὅτι ginōsketō hoti) would seem to be the original reading and were altered to the second-person plural imperative (γινώσκετε ginōskete).
NTTC JAMES 5:20b “his soul” or “a soul”? Whose soul is saved? And whose sins are covered?
"Copyists were perplexed, not knowing whether ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ (his soul) referred to the soul of the person converted or to the soul of the person who converted someone else."
NTTC Was “Son of God” in the Original of Mark 1:1
This textual variant would be listed as a significant one. Textual scholar Daniel Wallace writes, “A textual variant is simply any difference from a standard text (e.g., a printed text, a particular manuscript, etc.) that involves spelling, word order, omission, addition, substitution, or a total rewrite of the text.”
NTTC ROMANS 16:24: Is This a Missing Verse From the New Testament?
In the New Testament, we have numerous instances where the missing verse(s) evidently have come from other NT books or other parts of the same book itself.
Why Have Churchgoers Been Caught by Surprise (Unaware) of Why Modern Bibles Differ from the King James Version?
Whose fault is it that the churchgoer for decades has been less informed about the Bible that they carry than the atheists, Muslims, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Skeptics?
NTTC ACTS 10:19: So was it “three men” or “two men” or “men,” who were seeking Peter?
Textual studies is the process of attempting to ascertain the original wording of a text.
