COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Greek P 457
Side:
recto
Image Number:
JRL19071950
Image Title:
St John Fragment
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Bible. New Testament
Subject:
Religion
Source Title:
Bible: John
Section:
Chapter 18, verses 31-33
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. Gr. 3 457
Description:
Papyrus fragment of St John's Gospel, Chapter 18, verses 31-33, in which Christ appears before Pilate. It was discovered in Upper Egypt, possibly at Oxyrhynchus. It is part of a codex, and is the earliest known fragment of the New Testament in any language. It was acquired by the Library in 1920.
Date created:
2nd century CE [early]
Time period covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
Place covered:
Israel: Jerusalem
People covered:
Pontius Pilate
People covered:
Jesus Christ
Language:
Greek
Language code:
grc
Item height:
89mm
Item width:
60mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support material:
Papyrus
Discovery site:
Egypt: Oxyrynchos (mod. Bahnasa) [?]
Bibliography:
Roberts, C.H., 'An unpublished fragment of the Fourth Gospel in the John Rylands Library', in 'Bulletin of the John Rylands Library' 20 (1936), pp. 45-55. Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Category:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Image sequence number:
grc0457r
Image technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date image captured:
2019-07-22
Date: issued:
2019-07
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Papyri
St John Fragment
