| | Papyrus 66, 𝔓<sup>66</sup>, is the earliest near-complete copy of the [[Gospel of John]], estimated to date from A.D. 100-200 by multiple biblical experts. Papyrus 66 is a remarkable independent corroboration, found far away in [[Egypt]], which corroborates more than 95% of the authenticity and integrity of the [[Gospel of John]] as found in the [[Codex Vaticanus]] and [[Codex Sinaiticus]]. (The even older [[Papyrus 52]] is merely a fragment of a few verses.) | | Papyrus 66, 𝔓<sup>66</sup>, is the earliest near-complete copy of the [[Gospel of John]], estimated to date from A.D. 100-200 by multiple biblical experts. Papyrus 66 is a remarkable independent corroboration, found far away in [[Egypt]], which corroborates more than 95% of the authenticity and integrity of the [[Gospel of John]] as found in the [[Codex Vaticanus]] and [[Codex Sinaiticus]]. (The even older [[Papyrus 52]] is merely a fragment of a few verses.) |
| − | This manuscript reportedly includes John 1:1–6:11, John 6:35b–14:26 and 29–30, John 15:2–26, John 16:2–4 and 6–7, John 16:10–20:20, 22–23, and 25-31, and John 21:1-9, 12 and 17. The [[Adulteress story]] is not there, and most of the [[John ending]] of Chapter 21 is lacking, which is highly suggestive that neither was in this original Gospel. contains gaps due to missing leaves and damage (lacunae). Portions of chapters 6, 15 and 16 are omitted, while chapters 17-19 are extensively damaged or have pages entirely missing. | + | This manuscript includes John 1:1–6:11, John 6:35b–14:26 and 29–30, John 15:2–26, John 16:2–4 and 6–7, John 16:10–20:20, 22–23, and 25-31, and John 21:1-9, 12 and 17. The [[Adulteress story]] is not there, and most of the [[John ending]] of Chapter 21 is lacking, which is highly suggestive that neither was in this original Gospel. Portions of chapters 6, 15 and 16 are omitted, while chapters 17-19 are extensively damaged or have pages entirely missing. |
| | The ending of Chapter 20 is on one page (the first of a new leaf), and then there is an unusual blank gap for the rest of the page. Fragments of today's Chapter 21 then begin on a different page, which was not the common practice except for text added later.<ref>https://jesustweezers.home.blog/2019/01/04/john-21-is-probably-not-original-to-the-gospel/</ref> | | The ending of Chapter 20 is on one page (the first of a new leaf), and then there is an unusual blank gap for the rest of the page. Fragments of today's Chapter 21 then begin on a different page, which was not the common practice except for text added later.<ref>https://jesustweezers.home.blog/2019/01/04/john-21-is-probably-not-original-to-the-gospel/</ref> |