| − | 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. The 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 were in this original Gospel. | | 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 were in this original Gospel. |