Papyrus Bodmer II (P66) provides one of the earliest extensive witnesses to John, revealing early codex transmission, corrections, and stable readings.
The Significance of Papyrus Bodmer II in the Book of John
Why Papyrus Is Vital for Ascertaining the Original Words of the New Testament Text
Papyrus manuscripts provide the earliest physical witnesses to the New Testament, anchoring the text in the second and third centuries C.E.
Papyrus 72 and the General Epistles of Peter and Jude
Papyrus 72 offers an early, Alexandrian-leaning text of 1 and 2 Peter and Jude, revealing a devout but fallible scribe and strongly supporting the letters’ stability.
Papyrus 47 and the Book of Revelation
Papyrus 47 gives an early, Alexandrian-type text of Revelation 9–17, revealing ordinary scribal slips yet strongly confirming the stability and reliability of the book.
Papyrus 45 and the Text of the Gospels
Papyrus 45 shows both human scribal fallibility and a remarkably stable Gospel text, powerfully confirming the early Alexandrian tradition and the reliability of the New Testament.
Papyrus 46 and the Pauline Corpus
Papyrus 46, an early second-century papyrus codex, preserves a large Pauline corpus—including Hebrews—and shows that Paul’s letters were transmitted with exceptional stability.
Papyrus 1 and the Early Witness to Matthew
Papyrus 1 reveals an early Alexandrian text of Matthew 1 in Egypt, confirming the Gospel’s stability and authority by the late second century.
The Relationship Between Papyrus 75 and Codex Vaticanus
Papyrus 75 and Codex Vaticanus form a tightly related Alexandrian line, showing that Luke and John were transmitted with exceptional stability from the second to fourth century.
Papyrus 66 and Its Witness to the Johannine Text
Papyrus 66, an early second-century codex of John, reveals a largely Alexandrian text and proves that the Johannine Gospel was stable and widely used soon after composition.
The Importance of Papyrus 52 for the Gospel of John
Papyrus 52 shows that the Gospel of John circulated in Egypt by the early second century with a text already aligned to the reliable Alexandrian tradition.
