RT Article
T1 See With What Variable Letter Sizes I Write: Response to William Varner on Gal 6:11 in Papyrus 46
JF TC
VO 29
SP 173
OP 182
A1 Peterson, Jacob W.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1915513294
AB It has recently been suggested that the scribe of Papyrus 46 (P46) began writing in a larger script for Gal 6:11 in a visual nod to Paul’s own mention of writing with larger letters and as indication of how the scribe personally interpreted the passage. In this short note, I refute the claimed variation in letter size with paleographical analysis of the scribe’s letter formation, sizing, and variation in the immediate context of Gal 6:11 and in wider use. I then address the difficulty of ascertaining a scribe’s beliefs from what and how the scribe copied.