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| − | The '''John Rylands Fragment''' (P52) is the oldest known manuscript fragment of the [[New Testament]]. This papyrus codex containing [[John]] 18:31-33 and 37-38, was found in [[Egypt]] by Bernard P. Grenfell. | + | The '''John Rylands Fragment''' (P52) is the oldest known manuscript fragment of the [[New Testament]]. This papyrus codex containing [[John]] 18:31-33 and 37-38, was found in [[Egypt]] by Bernard P. Grenfell, at a site that was a 15-20 day journey from [[Jerusalem]].<ref>This discovery was likely at the Oxyrhynchus/Behnesa site.</ref> This fragment went unnoticed among many other manuscript fragments until 1934, when C. H. Roberts recognized that it contained part of the Gospel of John. |
== Some Facts == | == Some Facts == | ||
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*[[The Gospels]] | *[[The Gospels]] | ||
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*[http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/specialcollections/collections/stjohnfragment/ An unpublished fragment of the fourth gospel] The John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester. | *[http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/specialcollections/collections/stjohnfragment/ An unpublished fragment of the fourth gospel] The John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester. | ||
| + | == References == | ||
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The John Rylands Fragment (P52) is the oldest known manuscript fragment of the New Testament. This papyrus codex containing John 18:31-33 and 37-38, was found in Egypt by Bernard P. Grenfell, at a site that was a 15-20 day journey from Jerusalem.[1] This fragment went unnoticed among many other manuscript fragments until 1934, when C. H. Roberts recognized that it contained part of the Gospel of John.
Some Facts
- Current Location: John Rylands Library, Manchester, England.
- Date of Acquisition: 1920.
- Acquirer: Bernard P. Grenfell.
- Approximate Date: c. 125–150 AD.
- Language: Greek.
- ... This was to fulfill the word which Jesus had spoken to show by what death he would die. Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the king of the Judeans?"
The oldest complete Bibles are the Codex Vaticanus and the Codex Sinaiticus.
See also
External links
- A Fragment of the Gospel of John
- New Testament Manuscripts
- An unpublished fragment of the fourth gospel The John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester.
References
- ↑ This discovery was likely at the Oxyrhynchus/Behnesa site.