"Oldest Manuscript" of the Gospel of Mark Discovered

Michael Foust : May 30, 2018
Christianheadlines.com

The earliest-known fragment of the entire New Testament dates to about 125 A.D. and is from John's Gospel.

(Egypt)— [Christianheadlines.com] An ancient and much-debated fragment of the Gospel of Mark has been dated to the late second to early third century A.D., making it the oldest fragment of Mark ever found. (Image via Christian Headlines)

The Egypt Exploration Society made the announcement about the fragment—known as P.Oxy LXXXIII 5345—on its website May 24.

"After rigorous comparison with other objectively dated texts, the hand of this papyrus is now assigned to the late second to early third century AD," the society said.

The society added that "the two sides of the papyrus each preserve brief traces of a passage" from Mark. It was found around 1903 along with many other ancient documents, the society said...

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