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The oldest surviving New Testament fragment of which there is a reliable date is the [[John Rylands Fragment]] (P52) of the ''Gospel of John'', dating from 117 to 138 A.D., just decades from when the Gospel was first written.<ref>[http://www.biblefacts.org/history/oldtext.html N.T. Ancient Manuscripts]</ref> The time span between the writing of the New Testament and the oldest surviving fragments is well under two hundred years.  By comparison, Greek classics such as [[Herodotus]], [[Plato]], [[Euripides]], and [[Homer]] have a time span of well over a thousand years each between the date of the oldest known fragment of writing and the time period they were first written.
 
The oldest surviving New Testament fragment of which there is a reliable date is the [[John Rylands Fragment]] (P52) of the ''Gospel of John'', dating from 117 to 138 A.D., just decades from when the Gospel was first written.<ref>[http://www.biblefacts.org/history/oldtext.html N.T. Ancient Manuscripts]</ref> The time span between the writing of the New Testament and the oldest surviving fragments is well under two hundred years.  By comparison, Greek classics such as [[Herodotus]], [[Plato]], [[Euripides]], and [[Homer]] have a time span of well over a thousand years each between the date of the oldest known fragment of writing and the time period they were first written.
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== Studying the Bible ==
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=== Topical Bible study ===
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''See also:'' [[Topical Bible study]]
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A '''topical Bible study''' is a method of studying the [[Bible]] that focuses on a specific topic or theme. This method of Bible study can be used by individuals or by groups (Typically small groups).
    
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