Christian Apologetics

The following are extant papyrus fragments and copies. These manuscripts, designated by p1, p2, etc., are part of the overall existing biblical manuscript scope that we now possess. This range of papyri are very old. They represent the extant copies made in the dates so designated. This demonstrates that the copies we have of the New Testament documents are very old. Manuscript Number Content Location Date Copied (Century) p1 Gospels Philadelphia 3rd p2 Gospels Florence 6th p3 Gospels Vienna 6th/7th p4 Gospels Paris 3rd p5 Gospels London 3rd p6 Gospels Strassburg 4th p8 Acts Berlin 4th p10 Epistles of Paul Cambridge, Mass 4th p11 Epistles of Paul Leningrad 7th p13 Epistles of Paul London and Florence 3rd/4th p15 Epistles of Paul Cairo 3rd p16 Epistles of Paul Cairo 3rd/4th p18 Revelation London 3rd/4th p19 Gospels Oxford 4th/5th p21 Gospels Allentown, Pa. 4th/5th p22 Gospels Glasgow 3rd p23 General Epistles Urbana, 111. Early 3rd p24 Revelation Newton Center, Mass. 4th p25 Gospels Berlin Late 4th p26 Epistles of Paul Dallas About 600 p27 Epistles of Paul Cambridge 3rd p30 Epistles of Paul Ghent 3rd p33 Acts Vienna 6th p36 Gospels Florence 6th p37 Gospels Ann Arbor, Mich. 3rd/4th p38 Acts Ann Arbor, Mich. About 300 p39 Gospels Chester, Pa. 3rd p40 Epistles of Paul Heidelberg 3rd p41 Acts Vienna 8th p45 Gospels, Acts Dublin: Chester Beatty, and Vienna 3rd p46 Epistles of Paul Dublin: Chester Beatty, and Ann Arbor, Mich. About 200 p47 Revelation Dublin: Chester Beatty Late 3rd p48 Acts Florence Late 3rd p49 Epistles of Paul New Haven, Conn. Late 3rd p50 Acts New Haven, Conn. 4th/5th p51 Epistles of Paul P. Oxy. 2157 About 400 p58 Acts Vienna 6th p59 Gospels New York: P. Colt 3 7th p6O Gospels New York: P. Colt 4 7th (60 p61 Epistles of Paul New York: P. Colt 5 About 700 p63 Gospels Berlin About 500 p64 Gospels Oxford About 200 p65 Epistles of Paul Florence 3rd p66 Gospels Geneva: P. Bodmer ii About 200 p67 Gospels Barcelona About 200 p68 Epistles of Paul Leningrad 8th? p70 Gospels P. Oxy. 2384 3rd p71 Gospels P. Oxy. 2385 4th p72 General Epistles Geneva: P. Bodmer xvii 3rd/4th p74 Acts, General Epistles Geneva: P. Bodmer xvii 7th p76 Gospels Geneva: P. Bodmer xiv, xv Early 3rd p76 Gospels Vienna 6th