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Papyri and Manuscripts
related to the Gospel and Epistles of John
Ancient Biblical PAPYRI containing portions of the Gospel of John:
(click on any hyperlinks for some images and further information)
The Three Oldest Johannine Papyri:
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P52 - John Rylands Papyrus 457 (2nd century) - see also K. C. Hanson's informative page on P52
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preserves a portion of John 18:31-33, 37-38; the oldest surviving fragment of the entire NT!
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P90 - Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 3523 (2nd century) - a larger but badly damaged old piece of papyrus
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contains some words from John 18:36—19:7, but not much of the text is preserved
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P66 - Papyrus Bodmer II (around 200 C.E.)
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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:
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Other Very Significant Papyri:
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P45 - preserves significant portions of all four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles
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P75 - has the end of Luke and beginning of John on the same page!
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P80, P95 - two smaller fragments, containing only a few verses of John
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Newer Oxyrhynchus Fragments: P106, P107, P108, P109, P119, P120, P121, P122
Twelve More Papyri from the Fourth to Seventh Centuries:
Complete List of Papyri containing portions of the Fourth Gospel:
| Papyrus Number |
Date / Century | Location / Inventory Number | Biblical Contents [with non-Johannine texts in brackets] |
| P2 | VI | Florence, Museo Archeologico, Inv. 7134 | John 12:12-15 |
| P5 | III | London, British Library, Inv. 782 + 2484; P. Oxy. 208 + 1781 | John 1:23-31, 33-40; 16:14-30; 20:11-17, 19-20, 22-25 |
| P6 | IV | Strasbourg, Bibliothčque Nationale, Pap. copt. 379, 381, 382, 384 | John 10:1-2, 4-7, 9-10; 11:1-8, 45-52 |
| P22 | III | Glasgow, University Library, Ms. Gen. 1026/13; P. Oxy. 1228 | John 15:25—16:2, 21-32 |
| P28 | III | Berkeley, Pacific School of Religion, Palestine Institute Museum, Pap. 2; P. Oxy. 1596 | John 6:8-12, 17-22 |
| P36 | VI | Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana; PSI 3 | John 3:14-18, 31-32, 34-35 |
| P39 | III | Rochester, Colgate Rochester Divinity School, Ambrose Swasey Library, Inv. 8864; P. Oxy. 1780 | John 8:14-22 |
| P44 | VI-VII | New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Inv. 14.1.527 | [parts of Mt 17, 18, 25]; John 9:3-4; 10:8-14; 12:16-18 |
| P45 | III | Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, P. Chester Beatty I; Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Pap. G. 31974 |
[parts of Mt 20—26; Mc 4—12; Lc 6—14]; John 4:51, 54; 5:21, 24; 10:7-25, 30-42; 11:1-10, 18-36, 42-57; [also parts of Acts 4—17] |
| P52 | II | Manchester, J. Rylands University Library, Gr. P. 457 | John 18:31-33, 37-38 |
| P55 | VI-VII | Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Pap. G. 26214 | John 1:31-33, 35-38 |
| P59 | VII | New York, Pierpont Morgan Library; P. Colt 3 | John 1:26, 28, 48, 51; 2:15-16; 11:40-52; 12:25, 29, 31, 35; 17:24-26; 18:1-2, 16-17, 22; 21:7, 12-13, 15, 17-20, 23 |
| P60 | VII | New York, Pierpont Morgan Library; P. Colt 4 | John 16:29-30, 32-33; 17:1-6, 8-9, 11-15, 18-25; 18:1-2, 4-5, 7-16, 18-20, 23-29, 31-37, 39-40; 19:2-3, 5-8, 10-18, 20, 23-26 |
| P63 | ca. 500 | Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Inv. 11914 | John 3:14-18; 4:9-10 |
| P66 | ca. 200 | Cologny, Switzerland, Bibliothèque Bodmer; P. Bodmer II;
Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, P. Chester Beatty XIX; Cologne, Institut für Altertumskunde, Inv. Nr. 4274/4298 |
John 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 |
| P75 | III | Cologny, Switzerland, Bibliothèque Bodmer; P. Bodmer XIV, XV | [starts with much of Luke 3—18]; Luke 22:4—24:53 is followed by John 1:1—11:45, 48-57; 12:3—13:10; 14:8—15:10 |
| P76 | VI | Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Pap. G. 36102 | John 4:9, 12 |
| P80 | III | Barcelona, Fundación S. Lukas Evangelista, P. Barc. 83 | John 3:34 |
| P84 | VI | Louvain, Bibliothčque de l'Université, P. A. M. Kh. Mird 4. 11. 26. 27 | [some bits of Mark 2 & 6]; John 5:5; 17:3, 7-8 |
| P90 | II | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum 65 6 B. 32/M (3-5)a; P. Oxy. 3523 | John 18:36—19:7 |
| P93 | V | Florence, Istituto Papirologico "G. Vitelli", PSI inv. 108 | John 13:15-17 |
| P95 | III | Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, PL II/31 | John 5:26-29, 36-38 |
| P106 | III | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum; P. Oxy. 4445 | John 1:29-35, 40-46 |
| P107 | III | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum; P. Oxy. 4446 | John 17:1-2, 11 |
| P108 | III | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum; P. Oxy. 4447 | John 17:23-24, 18:1-5 |
| P109 | III | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum; P. Oxy. 4448 | John 21:18-20, 23-25 |
| III | Oxford, Sackler Library; P.Oxy. 4803 | John 1:21-28, 38-44 | |
| P120 | IV | Oxford, Sackler Library; P.Oxy. 4804 | John 1:25-28, 33-38, 42-44 |
| P121 | III | Oxford, Sackler Library; P.Oxy. 4805 | John 19:17-18, 25-26 |
| P122 | IV-V | Oxford, Sackler Library; P.Oxy. 4806 | John 21:11-14, 22-24 |
| P128 | VI-VII | New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14.1.527 | John 9:3-4; 12:16-18 |
| P134 | III-IV | Austin, University of Texas Harry Ransom Center ("Willoughby Papyrus") | John 1:49--2:1 |
Papyri containing portions of the Johannine EPISTLES:
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Papyrus |
Date / |
Location / Inventory Number |
Biblical Contents |
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III |
Cambridge (MA), Harvard University, Semitic Museum, Inv. 3736; P.Oxy. 402 |
1 John 4:11-12, 14-17 |
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VII |
Cologny, Switzerland, Bibliothèque Bodmer; P.Bodmer XVII |
[parts of Acts 1—28; James 1—5; 1Peter 1—3; 2Peter 2—3] |
Ancient Biblical MANUSCRIPTS important for Johannine Studies:
The following hyperlinks go to Wikipedia pages with good introductions to various biblical manuscripts that include the Gospel of John.
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Codex Sinaiticus (Aleph) - 4th century
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Codex Vaticanus (B) - 4th century
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Codex Alexandrinus (A) - 5th century
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Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis (D) - early 5th century
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Codex Washingtonensis (W) - 5th century
Online RESOURCES for New Testament Papyri and Manuscripts:
- Catalogue of New Testament Papyri & Codices (2nd—10th Centuries) - website
by K. C. Hanson, Fortress Press
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Complete List of Greek NT Papyri - great information compiled by Wieland Willker, University of Bremen
- List of New Testament papyri - extensive Wikipedia article
- Bodmer Papyri - from the Martin Bodmer Foundation, University of Geneva
- Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri - from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland
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Duke Papyrus Archive - large site, from the Special Collections Library at Duke University
- Glasgow Oxyrhynchus Papyri - Greek Papyrus Fragments from Oxyrhynchus in Glasgow University Library
- Oxyrhychus Papyri - large and informative site about Oxyrhynchus, the place and the texts
- Rylands Papyri - thousands of papyrus fragments at the John Rylands University Library, Manchester, UK