papyrus · Greek · NT

Papyrus P66 (Bodmer II)

Also known as: Papyrus Bodmer II

AD 150 – AD 250 (~AD 200) · dated by paleography

Evidence card

A quick read on the physical object before the interpretive summary.

2 sources

Artifact

papyrus · Greek

Date basis

AD 150 – AD 250 (~AD 200) · paleography

Survival

~75% physically present

Contents

John 1:1 – 14:26 (extensive), portions of 14-21

Artifact/map cue

Held at Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cologny (Geneva) · Discovery: 1952, Egypt (Pabau / Dishna find)

Date

AD 150 – AD 250 (~AD 200)

Passage represented

John 1:1 – 14:26 (extensive), portions of 14-21

Fragmentary or partial witness

How much survives

~75% of the claimed text is physically present

Why it matters

An almost complete copy of John from around AD 200. Heavily corrected by the original scribe and at least one later corrector — gives a window into how a 2nd-century scribe actually worked.

What it contains

John — 1:1 – 14:26 (extensive), portions of 14-21 (partial)

~75% of the claimed text is physically present.

Notable readings

John 1:18

monogenēs theos ('only-begotten God') — agrees with Sinaiticus and Vaticanus against later 'only-begotten Son' tradition

Where & when

Held at: Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cologny (Geneva)
Discovery: 1952, Egypt (Pabau / Dishna find)

Source trail

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