Papyrus 1 reveals an early Alexandrian text of Matthew 1 in Egypt, confirming the Gospel’s stability and authority by the late second century.
Papyrus 1 and the Early Witness to Matthew
Uncovering the Earliest New Testament Manuscripts: The Significance of Second-Century Papyri in Textual Criticism
The second-century papyri, crucial for New Testament textual criticism, affirm scripture's reliability through early textual evidence and paleographic analysis.
