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Uncover our Papyrus Manuscripts Articles. Learn about the ancient papyrus manuscripts that have shaped our understanding of the Bible.
Initially, P5 was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt at the end of the 19th century in two separate portions at Oxyrhynchus. The first portion that was discovered contains John 1:23–31, 33–40 on one page (front and back), as well as John 20:11–17, 19–20, 22–25 on another page (front and back).
Dive into the intriguing world of the Papyrus 4/64/67, an early New Testament manuscript. Uncover its significance in the Alexandrian Text Type and its impact on our understanding of early Christian texts.
Papyrus 1 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) designated by "P1", "ε 01 (von Soden)", is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew dating palaeographically to the middle of the 3rd century (c. 175 - 225 C.E.).
The discovery of P75 proved to be the catalyst for correcting the misconception that early copyists were predominately unskilled. As we elsewhere on our blog earlier, either literate or semi-professional copyist produced the vast majority of the early papyri, and some copied by professionals.
The Controversial PAPYRUS 137 (P137) is a fragment of the Gospel of Mark in Greek in the form of a codex, which is written on both sides: the recto (right/front) side containing Mark 1:7-9 and the verso (back) side containing Mark 1:16-18. P137 has been dated paleographically to about 175-225 C.E.
