The oldest [[extant]] fragment from the entire [[New Testament]] is [[P52]] (the [[John Rylands Fragment]]), dating from the first half of the 100s A.D. This weighs further against deemphasizing this [[Gospel]].
The oldest [[extant]] fragment from the entire [[New Testament]] is [[P52]] (the [[John Rylands Fragment]]), dating from the first half of the 100s A.D. This weighs further against deemphasizing this [[Gospel]].
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== Criticisms of the Gospel of John ==
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*8 alleged embellishments in the [[Gospel of John]] compared with the other [[Gospels]],<ref>https://issueswithjohn.com/progressive-embellishment-of-john/</ref> but these can be viewed as dilutions in the other Gospels rather than anything embellished by the eyewitness [[John]].