The Major Manuscripts

When people say "the Bible," they are usually thinking of the book on their shelf or the app on their phone. But behind all of that are actual, physical, ancient documents — and some of them are genuinely remarkable.

This small scrap of papyrus is about the size of a credit card. It contains verses from John 18 — the trial of Jesus before Pilate. It is dated to approximately , meaning it was written just 25-30 years after John's was originally composed.