***this is posted in the wrong forum, should be in Koine … Mounce, etc. ***
I am currently using a library (Univ. Puget Sound) copy of Other Early Christian Gospels, Andrew E. Bernhard, T&T Clark 2006. Yesterday I started looking at p.oxy 840, which has some intriguing content not found in the canonical gospels. Some of the vocabulary isn’t found anywhere in the New Testament. The comments about purification are somewhat similar but not identical to statements by Jesus found in the canonical gospels. There is no trace of Gnosticism or any other weirdness. The fragment might fit in a canonical gospel without drawing any undue attention other than a few wording anomalies. For example ὁ σωτὴρ (absolute use) referring to Jesus.
30 σκεύεσιν. ὁ σω(τὴ)ρ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἀπο-
31 [κρι]θεὶς εἶπεν· οὐαί, τυφλοὶ μὴ ὁρῶν-
32 τ[ε]ς.
In the gospels, John comes close to this:
John 4:42 τῇ τε γυναικὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι οὐκέτι διὰ τὴν σὴν λαλιὰν πιστεύομεν, αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκηκόαμεν καὶ οἴδαμεν ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ σωτὴρ τοῦ κόσμου.
I did a search on κύνες καὶ χοῖροι (dogs and pigs) and found several transcriptions and countless attempts at translation. The transcription of Grenfell & Hunt 1908 is found here: http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/poxy840-greek.html. The most useful transcription is offered by Ben C. Smith. It has a lot in common with both Grenfell & Hunt and Andrew E. Bernhard, however it appears that Smith did his own study of the papyrus as well as consulting the standard sources. The following is Smith’s transcription with links to the source.
1 πρότερον πρὸ <τοῦ> ἀδικῆσ̣α̣ι̣ π̣ά̣ν̣τ̣α̣ σ̣ο̣φ̣ί̣-
2 ζ̣ε̣τ̣α̣ι̣. ἀλλὰ προσέχετε μή πω̣ς καὶ
3 ὑμε̣ῖ̣ς τὰ ὅμοια αὐτοῖς πάθητε̣. ο̣ὐ̣ γὰρ
4 ἐν τοῖς ζωοῖς μόνοις ἀπολαμβά̣ν̣ο̣υ̣-
5 σιν οἱ κακοῦργοι τῶν ἀν(θρώπ)ων ἀλλὰ̣ [κ]α̣ὶ̣
6 κόλασιν ὑπομένουσιν καὶ πολ[λ]ὴ̣ν̣
7 βάσανον. καὶ παραλαβὼν αὐτ̣ο̣ὺ̣ς̣
8 εἰσήγαγεν εἰς αὐτὸ τὸ ἀγνευτήριον̣ κ̣α̣ὶ̣
9 περιεπάτει ἐν τῶ ἱερῶ. καὶ προσ̣[ελ-]
10 θὼν φαρισαῖός τις ἀ̣ρ̣χιερεὺς Λευ[εὶς?]
11 τὸ ὄνομα συνέτυχεν αὐτοῖς κα̣ὶ̣ ε̣[ἶπεν]
12 τῶ σω(τῆ)ρι· τίς ἐπέτ̣ρ̣εψέν σοι πατ[εῖν]
13 τοῦτο τὸ ἁγνευτήριον καὶ ἰδεῖν [ταῦ-]
14 τα τὰ ἅγια σκεύη μήτε λουσα̣[μ]έ̣ν̣[ω] μ̣[ή-]
15 τε μὴν τῶν μαθητῶν σου τοὺς̣ π̣[όδας βα-]
16 π̣τ̣ισθέντων; ἀλλὰ μεμολυ[μμένος]
17 ἐπάτησας το̣ῦ̣τ̣ο̣ τὸ ἱερὸν τ̣[όπον ὄν-]
18 τα καθαρόν, ὃν οὐδεὶς ἄ̣[λλος εἰ μὴ]
19 λο̣υ̣σάμενος καὶ ἀλλά̣[ξας τὰ ἐνδύ-]
20 μ̣ατ̣α πατεῖ, οὐδ̣ὲ̣ ὁ̣[ρᾶν τολμᾶ ταῦτα]
21 τ̣ὰ̣ ἅγι̣α̣ σκεύ̣η̣. κ̣αὶ σ̣[τὰς εὐθέως ὁ σω(τὴ)ρ]
22 σ[ὺν τ]ο̣ῖς μ̣αθ̣η̣ταῖ[ς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῶ·]23 σ̣ὺ̣ ο̣ὖ̣ν̣ ἐνταυθα ὢν ἐν τῶ ἱερῶ καθα-
24 ρ̣ε̣ύ̣εις; λέγει αὐτῷ ἐκεῖνος· καθαρεύω, ἐλο̣υσά-
25 μη̣ν̣ γὰρ ἐν τῆ λίμνη τοῦ Δ(αυεὶ)δ καὶ δἰ ἑτέ-
26 ρας κλίμακος κατελθὼν δἰ ἑτέρας
27 ἀ̣[ν]ῆλθον, καὶ λευκὰ ἐνδύματα ἐνε-
28 δυσάμην καὶ καθαρά, καὶ τότε ἦλθον
29 κ̣α̣ὶ̣ προσέβλεψα τούτοις τοῖς ἁγίοις
30 σκεύεσιν. ὁ σω(τὴ)ρ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἀπο-
31 [κρι]θεὶς εἶπεν· οὐαί, τυφλοὶ μὴ ὁρῶν-
32 τ[ε]ς. σὺ ἐλούσω τούτοις τοῖς χεομένοις
33 ὕ[δ]α̣σι̣(ν) ἐν οἷς κύνες καὶ χοῖροι βέβλην-
34 [ται] νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας, καὶ νιψάμε-
35 [ν]ο̣ς̣ τὸ ἐκτὸς δέρμα ἐσμήξω, ὅπερ
36 [κα]ὶ̣ αἱ̣ πόρναι καὶ α[ἱ] αὐλητρίδες μυρί-
37 [ζ]ο̣υ̣[σιν κ]α̣ὶ̣ λούουσιν καὶ σμήχουσι
38 [καὶ κ]αλλωπίζουσι πρὸς ἐπιθυμί-
39 [αν τ]ῶν ἀν(θρώπ)ων, ἔνδοθεν δὲ ἐκεῖ-
40 [ναι πεπλ]ήρω<ν>ται σκορπίων καὶ
41 [πάσης κα]κίας. ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ οἱ
42 [μαθηταί μου] οὓς λέγεις μὴ βεβα-
43 [πτίσθαι βεβά]μ̣μεθα ἐν ὕδασι ζω-
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