The Major Manuscripts

When people say "the Bible" they're usually thinking of the book on their shelf or the app on their phone. But behind all of that are actual, physical, ancient documents. Some of them are genuinely mind-blowing.

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