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Manuscript

P52 Rylands Fragment

๐”“52

papyrus
Date
c. 125โ€“150 CE
Language
Koine Greek
Material
Papyrus
Provenance
Egypt
Contents
John 18:31โ€“33, 37โ€“38
Notes
Earliest known New Testament fragment.

Significance

The oldest surviving manuscript fragment of the New Testament, dating within a generation of the traditional composition of John's Gospel.

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