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→The text: Text critic Bruce Metzger cites the Bodmer papyri, papyrus 66 and papyrus 75, as strong evidence that the Alexandrian text type predates other varieties.
The Magdalen Papyrus, papyrus 64, dates to AD 66 making it the oldest New Testament fragment. Its has not been classified by text type. The Chester Beatty Papyri, papyri 45, 46, and 66, date to the third century. They are classified as Alexandrian. The Peshitta of the second century and a Gothic translation that dates to 350 are of the Western type.
The Magdalen Papyrus, papyrus 64, dates to AD 66 making it the oldest New Testament fragment. Its has not been classified by text type. The Chester Beatty Papyri, papyri 45, 46, and 66, date to the third century. They are classified as Alexandrian. The Peshitta of the second century and a Gothic translation that dates to 350 are of the Western type.
Text critic Bruce Metzger cites the Bodmer papyri, papyri 67 and 75, as strong evidence that the Alexandrian text type predates other varieties.<ref>Metzger, Bruce, (1994) ''A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament''. "With the acquisition, however, of the Bodmer Papyri, particularly P66 and P75, both copied about the end of the second or the beginning of the third century, evidence is now available that the Alexandrian type of text goes back to an archetype that must be dated early in the second century.</ref>
Text critic Bruce Metzger cites the Bodmer papyri, papyrus 66 and papyrus 75, as strong evidence that the Alexandrian text type predates other varieties. P66 dates to about AD 200 and contains the Gospel of John. P75 dates to the third century and contains the gospels of Luke and John.<ref>Metzger, Bruce, (1994) ''A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament''. "With the acquisition, however, of the Bodmer Papyri, particularly P66 and P75, both copied about the end of the second or the beginning of the third century, evidence is now available that the Alexandrian type of text goes back to an archetype that must be dated early in the second century.</ref>
Alexandrinus, a fifth century manuscript used in the Critical Text, is Byzantine in the gospels. This is the oldest known manuscript with Byzantine text.<ref>Holland, ''Crowned With Glory'', 13.</ref>
Alexandrinus, a fifth century manuscript used in the Critical Text, is Byzantine in the gospels. This is the oldest known manuscript with Byzantine text.<ref>Holland, ''Crowned With Glory'', 13.</ref>