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𝔓 46 contains most of the Pauline epistles, though with some folios missing. The text also inconsistently uses either the short or the long contracted forms of Christ.

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: 131–39, 223, 231–38 In several instances, the word for Spirit is written out in full where the context should require a nomen sacrum, suggesting the scribe was rendering nomina sacra where appropriate for the meaning but struggling with Spirit versus spirit, without guidance from the exemplar. 150–75) notes indications the scribe's exemplar made limited use of nomina sacra or none at all. On the other hand, Philip Comfort (preferring a date c. He admitted, however, that Kim's dating cannot be ruled out on this basis alone, since the exact provenance of the nomina sacra system itself is not well-established. The use of nomina sacra has featured in discussions on the dating for 𝔓 46, with Bruce Griffin arguing against Young Kyu Kim, in part, that such an extensive usage of the nomina sacra system nearly eliminates any possibility of the manuscript dating to the 1st century. 𝔓 46 uses an extensive and well-developed system of nomina sacra. Edgar Ebojo made a case that these 'reading marks' with or without space-intervals were an aid to readers, most likely in a liturgical context. : 17 They appear to mark sense divisions (similar to verse numbering found in Bibles), and are also found in portions of 𝔓 45, possibly evidence of reading in the community which held both codices. Throughout Romans, Hebrews, and the latter chapters of 1 Corinthians, small and thick strokes or dots are found, usually agreed to be from the hand of a reader rather than the initial copyist, since the ink is always much paler than that of the text itself. Though unusual for ancient manuscripts, 𝔓 46 has each page numbered. Lines containing text at the bottom of each page are damaged (lacunose), with between 1–2 lines non-extant in the first quarter of the codex, 2–3 lines non-extant in the central half, and up to seven lines non-extant in the final quarter. The text is written in single column, with the text-block averaging 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in), between 26 and 32 lines of text per page, although both the width of the rows and the number of rows per page increase progressively. The codex is made from papyrus in single quire, with the folio size approximately 28 by 16 centimetres (11.0 in × 6.3 in). In November 2020, the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM) in conjunction with Hendrickson Publishers released a new 1:1 high-resolution imaged facsimile edition of 𝔓 46 on black and white backgrounds, along with 𝔓 45 and 𝔓 47. Some leaves are part of the Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri, and others are in the University of Michigan Papyrus Collection. It contains verses from the Pauline Epistles of Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Hebrews. It has been paleographically dated between 175 and 225, or early 3rd century CE.

Manuscripts among the Chester Beatty Papyri have had several provenances associated with them, the most likely being the Faiyum. Chester Beatty II), designated by siglum 𝔓 46 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is an early Greek New Testament manuscript written on papyrus, and is one of the manuscripts comprising the Chester Beatty Papyri. Sanders, A Third Century Papyrus Codex of the Epistles of Paulīifolio from Paul's Letter to the Romans, the end of Paul's Letter to the Philippians and the beginning of Paul's Letter to the Colossians As with other folios of the manuscript, text is lacunose at the bottom. A folio from 𝔓 46 containing 2 Corinthians 11:33–12:9.

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