jan 1, 175 - Third Earliest Gospel of John Fragment

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P66
AD175-225, closer to 200
Part of the famous Bodmer Papyri
Found in Egypt, likely near Dishna

P66 contains MOST of the gospel of John.
Largely John 1-21
- Logos theology
- divine language
- "I am" statements
- incarnation theology
- resurrection appearances
- post-resurrection material
Reveals that high Christology developed early/beginning and themes were widespread.

One of the earliest near-complete NT books ever discovered.
Reveals that full gospel codices existed around AD 200, including organized copying systems among Christians.

Contains corrections, editing, overwritten readings; the copying process.

DOES NOT contain the woman caught in adultery, John 7:53-8:11.
Absent from P66, P75, Vaticanus, & Sinaiticus.
Begins to appear in Greek manuscripts in the fifth century, Codex Bezae

Evidence for John 7: 53-8:11
- Papias, possibly second century
- Papias of Hierapolis may refer to: 'a story about a woman accused before the Lord.'
- Also rementioned by Eusebius

- Didymus the Blind
- Fourth century
-Clearly knows a version of this story
- Described a woman accused of sins, Jesus refusing condemnation

UNLIKELY a complete invention. Some scholars say it sounds more Lukan rather than Johannine. May have been an oral tradition and inserted later. Earliest manuscripts omit it.

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