Oldest NT Papyri (Jesus, crucified, Roman)

[angellous_evangellous]

I was doing some research this morning and I found a cool pic of the oldest NT papryi:


Here's another closeup:

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P52 contains fragments of John 18.31-33 and 37-38. Dated 100-125.

Very cool websites:
http://www.sakrileg-betrug.de/bibelfunde/ (pic #1)
http://www.fh-augsburg.de/~harsch/gr.../nte_kdpc.html

If someone is in a library today I am looking for a pic of P66 containing John 19. It is available in the following book:
Papyrus Bodmer II Supplément : Évangile de Jean chap. 14-21 / publié par Victor Martin. Cologny-Genève : Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, 1958.

[Scuba Pete]

That was indeed a WAY COOL find.

Then there is the graffiti in the Roman prison that has now been dated to the second century. However, it has long been a pet theory (the Thomas theory), that even the physical presense of Jesus would not sway a skeptic bent on disbelieving.

[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by NetDoc

That was indeed a WAY COOL find.

Then there is the graffiti in the Roman prison that has now been dated to the second century. However, it has long been a pet theory (the Thomas theory), that even the physical presense of Jesus would not sway a skeptic bent on disbelieving.

Well, Jesus was crucified...

[angellous_evangellous]

It really is incredible that the museum allowed someone to hold the papyrus in an ungloved hand!

[No*s]

Wow, that is incredible Nate.

*saves images*

[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by No*s

Wow, that is incredible Nate.

*saves images*

It's amazingly readable, isn't it?

EDIT: Can you believe the date?! 100-125 is contemporary with the autographs.

[No*s]

Originally Posted by angellous_evangellous

It's amazingly readable, isn't it?

Yes it is. I am quite pleased that it uses an alphabet familiar to me . Greek can look pretty funky in some ancient scripts.

[No*s]

I don't know if we'll ever find one younger. That's simply overwhelmingly young.