Ancient Biblical PAPYRI containing portions of the Gospel of John:
(click on the hyperlinks for some images and further information)

The Three Oldest Johannine Papyri:

• P52 - John Rylands Papyrus 457 (2nd century) - see also K. C. Hanson's informative page on P52

• preserves a portion of John 18:31-33, 37-38;  the oldest surviving fragment of the entire NT!

• P90 - Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 3523 (2nd century) - a larger but badly damaged old piece of papyrus

• contains some words from John 18:36—19:7, but not much of the text is preserved

• P66 - Papyrus Bodmer II (around 200 C.E.)

• contains most of John's Gospel:  1:1—6:11; 6:35—14:26, 29-30; 15:2-26; 16:2-4, 6-7, 16:10—20:20, 22-23, 20:25—21:9

Twelve More Papyri from the Third Century:

• Older Oxyrhynchus Discoveries:   P5, P22, P28, P39

• Other Very Significant Papyri:

• P45 - preserves significant portions of all four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles

• P75 - has the end of Luke and beginning of John on the same page!

• P80, P95 - two smaller fragments, containing only a few verses of John

• Newer Oxyrhynchus Fragments:   P106, P107, P108, P109

Twelve More Papyri from the Fourth to Seventh Centuries:

• P2,  P6,  P36,  P44,  P55,  P59,  P60,  P63,  P76,  P84,  P93

Complete List of Papyri containing portions of the Fourth Gospel:
 

This table is based on the Appendix of NA-27 (Nestle-Aland's Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th ed.), with some additional texts from the list by Wieland Willker.

Papyri containing portions of the Johannine Epistles:

Ancient Biblical MANUSCRIPTS important for Johannine Studies:

The hyperlinks below show images of the beginning of the Gospel of John, and some also of the end of Luke, in the corresponding manuscript. These images and further explanations are from the Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts website.

• Codex Sinaiticus (Aleph) - 4th century

• Codex Vaticanus (B) - 4th century

• Codex Alexandrinus (A) - 5th century

• Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis (D) - 5th century

• Codex Washingtonensis (W) - 5th century

Online RESOURCES for New Testament Papyri and Manuscripts:

• Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts - an excellent introductory overview, containing sections on "Paleography, Manuscript Transmission, Modern Critical Text, Textual Criticism, Exercise in Textual Criticism, Glossary, and Table of Greek Manuscripts"; by Dr. Timothy W. Seid, South Dartmouth, MA.

• Catalogue of New Testament Papyri & Codices (2nd—10th Centuries) - website by K. C. Hanson, Fortress Press

• Complete List of Greek NT Papyri - great information compiled by Wieland Willker, University of Bremen

• Duke Papyrus Archive - large site, from the Special Collections Library at Duke University

• POxy: Oxyrhychus Online - large and informative site about Oxyrhynchus, the place and the texts

• Literal Translation of the Greek NT - transcriptions and photos of most biblical papyri