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A papyrus fragment the size of a credit card, bought in Egypt and kept in Manchester, carries lines of John 18, Jesus before Pilate. Dated by its handwriting to the second century, it is often counted the oldest known piece of any Gospel.
How it was checked
- EvidenceT6 PHYSICAL / MANUSCRIPT; Status: ADDED 2026-09-30
- Letter eraTHE WITNESSES AND THE TURN 44 to 312 AD
- SourcesRylands Library Papyrus P52 (Gk. P. 457); Roberts 1935.
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