The Earliest Fragment
'Just Stories?' #28
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There are about five thousand fragments of New Testament manuscripts in the original Greek language. The earliest of these is the John Rylands fragment - officially called P52. This is kept in the John Rylands library of the University of Manchester, in England.
It is a fragment of John’s gospel, and dates to around 125-150 AD. Most scholars believe that John’s gospel was the last to be written, so there is a very short gap between when this gospel was written (probably in Ephesus), and when this copy was made.
With James Greig, Zenas Heritage Tours.
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