{"product_id":"papyrus-104-matthew-21","title":"Papyrus 104 (𝒫104) Manuscript Replica | Matthew 21:34–45 | The Parable of the Tenants | Front \u0026 Back Acrylic Display","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#000000;color:#AA8A6D;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;text-align:center;padding:6px 8px;border:1px solid #AA8A6D;\"\u003eDATE\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#000000;color:#AA8A6D;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;text-align:center;padding:6px 8px;border:1px solid #AA8A6D;\"\u003eSCRIPTURE\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#000000;color:#AA8A6D;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;text-align:center;padding:6px 8px;border:1px solid #AA8A6D;\"\u003eORIGIN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#000000;color:#AA8A6D;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;text-align:center;padding:6px 8px;border:1px solid #AA8A6D;\"\u003eHELD AT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#2E2F31;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:13px;text-align:center;padding:7px 8px;border:1px solid #AA8A6D;\"\u003e2nd century AD (c. 100–200)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#2E2F31;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:13px;text-align:center;padding:7px 8px;border:1px solid #AA8A6D;\"\u003eMatthew\u003cbr\u003e21:34–45\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#2E2F31;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:13px;text-align:center;padding:7px 8px;border:1px solid #AA8A6D;\"\u003eOxyrhynchus, Egypt\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#2E2F31;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:13px;text-align:center;padding:7px 8px;border:1px solid #AA8A6D;\"\u003eSackler Library, Oxford\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp style=\"border-left:4px solid #AA8A6D;background:#EDE5D8;padding:10px 14px;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;font-size:15px;color:#000000;margin:16px 0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This is the heir; come, let’s kill him”… “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.” One of the very oldest surviving fragments of the Gospel of Matthew.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin:18px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/papyrus-104-matthew-21-34\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;background:#ffffff;color:#1A1C1E;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.3px;padding:7px 18px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #ffffff;\"\u003eRead the translation \u0026amp; transcription →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"color:#AA8A6D;border-bottom:2px solid #AA8A6D;padding-bottom:4px;margin-top:20px;\"\u003eAbout This Manuscript\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePapyrus 104 (P104), catalogued as \u003cstrong\u003eP. Oxyrhynchus LXIV 4404\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a small fragment from a papyrus codex of the Gospel of Matthew, dug from the ancient rubbish mounds of \u003cstrong\u003eOxyrhynchus\u003c\/strong\u003e in Egypt and dated to the \u003cstrong\u003esecond century AD\u003c\/strong\u003e — which makes it one of the very oldest surviving copies of Matthew, comparable in age to the famous P52 fragment of John. This museum-quality \u003cstrong\u003eP104 replica\u003c\/strong\u003e reproduces the leaf at true scale, both sides. The recto preserves \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew 21:34–37\u003c\/strong\u003e — the landowner sending his servants and at last his son in the \u003cstrong\u003eParable of the Wicked Tenants\u003c\/strong\u003e — and the verso preserves \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew 21:43 and 45\u003c\/strong\u003e: the warning that “the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing its fruit,” and the moment the chief priests and Pharisees “perceived that he was speaking about them.” Written in a careful, serifed literary hand, it is an extraordinary Christian gift for pastors, apologists, and collectors of early New Testament manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"color:#AA8A6D;border-bottom:2px solid #AA8A6D;padding-bottom:4px;margin-top:20px;\"\u003eTextual Significance\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor so small a fragment, P104 carries remarkable weight. Its second-century date makes it a front-rank early witness to the text of Matthew, and its careful literary hand marks it as the work of a trained scribe. It is best known for a striking feature on the verso: the text runs straight from verse 43 to verse 45, with no verse 44 — giving the \u003cstrong\u003eearliest surviving witness to the omission of Matthew 21:44\u003c\/strong\u003e, the shorter reading now followed by modern critical editions of the Greek New Testament such as the NA28 and UBS5. Fragments like this are how scholars trace the wording of the Gospels back into the generations closest to their writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"color:#AA8A6D;border-bottom:2px solid #AA8A6D;padding-bottom:4px;margin-top:20px;\"\u003eAbout This Replica\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis museum-quality Matthew papyrus replica is produced through an intensive, hand-crafted replication process on genuine Egyptian papyrus. Careful attention is given to the fragment’s true scale, its distinctive serifed Greek letterforms, line spacing, and the broken edges where the papyrus has torn away — reproducing the surviving scrap as it is, on both sides, rather than a tidied-up full page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"color:#AA8A6D;border-bottom:2px solid #AA8A6D;padding-bottom:4px;margin-top:20px;\"\u003eDisplay \u0026amp; Presentation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in a \u003cstrong\u003efront-and-back acrylic display\u003c\/strong\u003e so both sides of the fragment can be seen at once — recto (21:34–37) and verso (21:43, 45). A striking conversation piece for a study, office, or home, and a tangible link to one of the oldest surviving witnesses to the Gospel of Matthew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"border:2px solid #AA8A6D;background:#FBF6EC;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#AA8A6D;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE — DISPLAY STAND IS OPTIONAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:8px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#333333;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eThis manuscript is shown upright in the product photos on our engraved acrylic stand. The stand is included by default at the price shown. If you'd prefer the replica on its own, select \u003cstrong\u003e\"Replica only — no stand\"\u003c\/strong\u003e in the options before adding to cart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Manuscript Shop","offers":[{"title":"Yes — add the engraved stand","offer_id":67641652871412,"sku":"P104MT21-S","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica only — no stand","offer_id":67641652904180,"sku":"P104MT21-R","price":139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3260\/4660\/files\/P104recto.png?v=1791381452","url":"https:\/\/manuscriptshop.com\/products\/papyrus-104-matthew-21","provider":"Manuscript Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}