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	'''''Nomina sacra''''' (singular: '''''nomen sacrum''''') means "sacred names" in [[Latin language\|Latin]], and can be used to refer to traditions of abbreviated writing of several frequently occurring divine names or titles in early [[Greek language]] [[Holy Scripture]]. ~~The Bruce Metzger's book ''Manuscripts of the Greek Bible'' lists 15~~ such expressions from Greek papyri: the Greek counterparts of God, Lord, Jesus, Christ, Son, Spirit, David, cross, Mother, Father, Israel, Savior, Man, Jerusalem, and Heaven. The ''nomen sacrum'' for ''mother'' did not appear until the 4th century CE,<sup>[1]</sup> but all other ''Nomina Sacra'' have been found in Greek manuscripts from the 1st - 3rd Centuries CE. The contractions were indicated with [[overline]]s.		'''''Nomina sacra''''' (singular: '''''nomen sacrum''''') means "sacred names" in [[Latin language\|Latin]], and can be used to refer to traditions of abbreviated writing of several frequently occurring divine names or titles in early [[Greek language]] [[Holy Scripture]].there are over a dozen such expressions from Greek papyri: the Greek counterparts of God, Lord, Jesus, Christ, Son, Spirit, David, cross, Mother, Father, Israel, Savior, Man, Jerusalem, and Heaven. The ''nomen sacrum'' for ''mother'' did not appear until the 4th century CE,<sup>[1]</sup> but all other ''Nomina Sacra'' have been found in Greek manuscripts from the 1st - 3rd Centuries CE. The contractions were indicated with [[overline]]s.

	There has been a dispute about the nature of ''Nomina sacra'', whether they represent a mere shorthand or these overlined words indeed bear a sacred meaning.<sup>[2]</sup>		There has been a dispute about the nature of ''Nomina sacra'', whether they represent a mere shorthand or these overlined words indeed bear a sacred meaning.<sup>[2]</sup>

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	'''''Nomina sacra''''' (singular: '''''nomen sacrum''''') means "sacred names" in [[Latin language\|Latin]], and can be used to refer to traditions of abbreviated writing of several frequently occurring divine names or titles in early [[Greek language]] [[Holy Scripture]]. The Bruce Metzger's book ''Manuscripts of the Greek Bible'' lists 15 such expressions from Greek papyri: the Greek counterparts of God, Lord, Jesus, Christ, Son, Spirit, David, cross, Mother, Father, Israel, Savior, Man, Jerusalem, and Heaven. The ''nomen sacrum'' for ''mother'' did not appear until the 4th century CE,<~~ref~~>~~''Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts'' - Philip Comfort and David Barett (1999) pp.34-35~~</~~ref~~> but all other ''Nomina Sacra'' have been found in Greek manuscripts from the 1st - 3rd Centuries CE. The contractions were indicated with [[overline]]s.		'''''Nomina sacra''''' (singular: '''''nomen sacrum''''') means "sacred names" in [[Latin language\|Latin]], and can be used to refer to traditions of abbreviated writing of several frequently occurring divine names or titles in early [[Greek language]] [[Holy Scripture]]. The Bruce Metzger's book ''Manuscripts of the Greek Bible'' lists 15 such expressions from Greek papyri: the Greek counterparts of God, Lord, Jesus, Christ, Son, Spirit, David, cross, Mother, Father, Israel, Savior, Man, Jerusalem, and Heaven. The ''nomen sacrum'' for ''mother'' did not appear until the 4th century CE,<sup>[1]</sup> but all other ''Nomina Sacra'' have been found in Greek manuscripts from the 1st - 3rd Centuries CE. The contractions were indicated with [[overline]]s.

	There has been a dispute about the nature of ''Nomina sacra'', whether they represent a mere shorthand or these overlined words indeed bear a sacred meaning.<~~ref~~>~~{{PDF\|~~[~~http://www.irr.org/English-JW/tetra-appenK.pdf Institute for Religious Research: The Tetragrammaton and the Christian Greek Scriptures, Appendix K: Nomina Sacra~~]~~\|28.1 [[Kibibyte\|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 28797 bytes -->}}~~</~~ref~~>		There has been a dispute about the nature of ''Nomina sacra'', whether they represent a mere shorthand or these overlined words indeed bear a sacred meaning.<sup>[2]</sup>

	[[Image:JHS-IHS-Monogram-Name-Jesus.png\|right\|thumb\|150px\|IHS or JHS [[Christogram]] of western Christianity]]		[[Image:JHS-IHS-Monogram-Name-Jesus.png\|right\|thumb\|150px\|IHS or JHS [[Christogram]] of western Christianity]]

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List of New Testament Greek Manuscripts Containing Nomina Sacra From the First Three Centuries[3]

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	!Nomina Sacra Used		!Nomina Sacra Used
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	\|[[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]][[~~Papyrus1~~\|<sup>1</sup>]] ([[Oxyrhynchus Papyri\|P. Oxy.]] 2)		\|[[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]][[Papyrus 1\|<sup>1</sup>]] ([[Oxyrhynchus Papyri\|P. Oxy.]] 2)
	\|250 CE		\|250 CE
	\|<span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΧΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΥΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΚΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΠΝΣ</span>		\|<span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΧΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΥΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΚΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΠΝΣ</span>
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Papyrus 4\|P<sup>4</sup>]] (Suppl. Gr. 1120)		\|[[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]][[Papyrus 4\|<sup>4</sup>]] (Suppl. Gr. 1120)
	\|66 CE - 175 CE		\|66 CE - 175 CE
	\|<span style="text-decoration: overline">ΘΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΘΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΚΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΚΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΠΝΙ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΠΝΟΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΠΝΑ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΧΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΣ</span>		\|<span style="text-decoration: overline">ΘΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΘΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΚΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΚΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΠΝΙ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΠΝΟΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΠΝΑ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΧΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΣ</span>

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	\|[[~~Papyrus 1~~\|P<sup>1</sup>]] ([[Oxyrhynchus Papyri\|P. Oxy.]] 2)		\|[[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]][[Papyrus1\|<sup>1</sup>]] ([[Oxyrhynchus Papyri\|P. Oxy.]] 2)
	\|250 CE		\|250 CE
	\|<span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΧΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΥΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΚΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΠΝΣ</span>		\|<span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΣ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΧΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΥΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΚΥ</span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΠΝΣ</span>

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	! English meaning		!- English meaning -
	! Greek Word		!- Greek Word -
	! Nominative (Subject)		!- Nominative (Subject) -
	! Genitive (Possessive)		!- Genitive (Possessive) -
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