P52
The John Rylands Fragment · John 18:31–33 and 18:37–38. Explore recto and verso in Manchester’s viewer.
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The John Rylands Fragment · John 18:31–33 and 18:37–38. Explore recto and verso in Manchester’s viewer.
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One surviving leaf, shown in full and in two enlarged details. Chester Beatty, Dublin · BP III, folio 7 recto. Image via Wikimedia Commons · public domain. Select any photograph to open the full-size image.
Revelation · Browse the surviving leaves and their digital images through the Centre for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts.
Browse P47 scansView a leaf at Chester BeattySource viewers open in a new tab. The P47 example above is a public-domain image; each source collection has its own image-use terms.
A BRIEF CHRONOLOGY / 01
Dates are approximate. Manuscripts are dated through historical and palaeographic study, and estimates can differ.
A small witness to John
03Pauline letters on papyrus
03A substantial text of John
03Revelation in papyrus
04A fourth-century Bible
NUMBERS INDICATE APPROXIMATE CENTURIES CE