Oldest (christian related) scripture

[dan00000]

Where are they; what are they; how old? Are they scanned in?

 

[Serapha]

Where are they; what are they; how old? Are they scanned in?

Hi there!






I hope that my information is current, but I could be wrong...

The oldest manuscripts of the New Testament are fragments and the earliest is the Madalen Fragment which is dated to 65 AD plus/minus 15 years. It contains a portion of the book of Mark. Manuscripts P45, P46, P66, P72, and P75 are dated before 200 AD, and fragment P52 and manuscripts P45, P66, and P75 contain portions of the Gospel of John. The earliest partial manuscript of the Gospel John is dated within 15-20 years of the time it was written and is witnessed by later manuscripts.


Here's a site for you that should have "comparable" dates to what I provided...

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7547/ntmss.html

If you want to see a particular manuscript, put the manuscript numeric in your address line and it should come up.... most manuscripts are online somewhere.


~serapha~

 

[Serapha]

Just a quick note, in viewing that link... P52 is now believed to be older than the date identified, placing it in the first century.


~serapha~

 

[Lyle]

The Dead Sea Scrolls date back to when the Prophets wrote them and placed them in jars, hiding them in the earth.. As was instructed of the prophets in Jeremiah 32:14.

 

[qkumba]

The Dead Sea Scrolls date back to when the Prophets wrote them and placed them in jars, hiding them in the earth.. As was instructed of the prophets in Jeremiah 32:14.

Actually, the DSS date back to when the Qumran complex was crushed by the Roman army and the scrolls, including but by no means limited to biblical works, were left in the caves surrounding the settlement.