COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL020153tr
Reference Number:
Greek Papyrus 457
Image Title:
St John Fragment
Parent Work Title:
Bible: John
Date Created:
2nd century [early]
Page/Sheet:
recto
Image Sequence Number:
1
Image Sequence Total:
2
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.
Language Code:
grc
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Bible. New Testament
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Papyrus
Discovery Site:
Egypt: Oxyrhynchus (Behnesa) [?]
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
Places Covered:
Israel: Jerusalem
Item Height:
89 mm
Item Width:
60 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Roberts, C.H., 'An unpublished fragment of the Fourth Gospel in the John Rylands Library', in 'Bulletin of the John Rylands Library' 20 (1936), pp. 45-55. Catalogue of the Greek & Latin Papyri in The John Rylands Library at Manchester.
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
St John Fragment
