Manuscripts
Primary Biblical Witnesses
Ancient scrolls, papyri, parchments, fragments, and codices — the physical sources behind every Bible in every language.
Oxyrhynchus Papyri (Biblical)
fragment
- Date
- 2nd – 6th c. CE
- Language
- Greek
- Material
- Papyrus
- Provenance
- Oxyrhynchus, Egypt
A vast trove of early Christian and biblical fragments recovered from an Egyptian rubbish dump.
Magdalen Papyrus
𝔓64
fragment
- Date
- late 2nd c. CE
- Language
- Greek
- Material
- Papyrus
- Provenance
- Luxor, Egypt
A very early witness to Matthew, part of a codex with 𝔓67.