St John Fragment

COLLECTION NAME:

Papyri Collection

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ManchesterDev~93~3

Papyri Collection

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Reference number:

Greek P 457

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Greek P 457

Reference number

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Side:

recto

folio

recto

Side

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Image Number:

JRL19071950

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JRL19071950

Image Number

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Image Title:

St John Fragment

image_title

St John Fragment

Image Title

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Trismegistos Number:

61624

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Trismegistos Number

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Subject:

Christianity

subject

Christianity

Subject

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Subject:

Bible. New Testament

subject

Bible. New Testament

Subject

false

Subject:

Religion

subject

Religion

Subject

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Source Title:

Bible: John

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Bible: John

Source Title

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Section:

Chapter 18, verses 31-33

Citation reference:

P. Ryl. Gr. 3 457

citation_reference

P. Ryl. Gr. 3 457

Citation reference

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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.

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.

Description

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Date created:

2nd century CE [early]

date_created

2nd century CE [early]

Date created

false

Time period covered:

1 BCE - 500 CE

time_period_covered

1 BCE - 500 CE

Time period covered

false

Place covered:

Israel: Jerusalem

place_covered

Israel: Jerusalem

Place covered

false

People covered:

Pontius Pilate

people_covered

Pontius Pilate

People covered

false

People covered:

Jesus Christ

people_covered

Jesus Christ

People covered

false

Language:

Greek

language

Greek

Language

false

Language code:

grc

language_code

grc

Language code

false

Item height:

89mm

item_height

89mm

Item height

false

Item width:

60mm

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60mm

Item width

false

Technique used:

Handwriting

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Handwriting

Technique used

false

Medium:

Ink

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Ink

Medium

false

Support material:

Papyrus

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Papyrus

Support material

false

Discovery site:

Egypt: Oxyrynchos (mod. Bahnasa) [?]

discovery_site

Egypt: Oxyrynchos (mod. Bahnasa) [?]

Discovery site

false

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

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

Bibliography

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Current repository:

The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

Category:

Manuscripts

MEDIA INFORMATION

St John Fragment