P52 : The John Ryland Fragment

For those that say there was a large gap between the actual events of the gospels and the writing of the New Testament gospels I offer proof this statement is not true. The "P52" Papyri Fragment (aka John Rylands P457) from a manuscript of the Gospel of John found in Egypt in 1920. The date that is attributed to the writing of the autograph of the Gospel of John is 85-100 AD. The John Ryland fragment is dated no later than 117 AD and possibly as early as 95-98 AD. A chronological gap so small as to be infinitesimal/insignificant or possibly an actual overlapping of dates. This is unheard of when dealing with ancient autographs. Which means it could potentially by a contemporary of the autograph (original copy) or the autograph itself. Considering it was so far from Jerusalem it adds credence to the fact that the original autograph should be dated even earlier than 117 AD so the more liberal dating is bogus.

Recto (John 18:31-33)

ΟΙ ΙΟΥΔΑΙΟΙ ΗΜΙ...Ν ΟΥΚ ΕΞΕΣΤΙΝ ΑΠΟΚΤΕΙΝΑΙ
OYΔΕΝΑ ΙΝΑ Ο Λ...ΟΓΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΙΗΣΟΥ ΠΛΗΡΩΘΗ ΟΝ ΕΙ-
ΠΕΝ ΣHΜΑΙΝΩ...Ν ΠΟΙΩ ΘΑΝΑΤΩ ΗΜΕΛΛΕΝ ΑΠΟ-
ΘΝHΣΚΕΙΝ Ε...ΙΣΗΛΘΕΝ ΟΥΝ ΠΑΛΙΝ ΕΙΣ ΤΟ ΠΡΑΙΤΩ-
ΡΙΟΝ Ο Π...IΛΑΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΦΩΝΗΣΕΝ ΤΟΝ ΙΗΣΟΥΝ
ΚΑΙ ΕΙΠ...ΕΝ ΑΥΤΩ ΣΥ ΕΙ O ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΙΟΥ-
ΔAΙΩ...N

Recto (John 18:31-33)

the Jews, "For us...it is not permitted to kill
anyone," so that the word...of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he
spoke signifying...what kind of death he was going to
to die. Entered...therefore again into the Praeto-
rium Pilate...and summoned Jesus
and he said...to him, "Thou art king of the
Jews?"

Verso (John 18:37-38)

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΕΙΜΙ ΕΓΩ ΕΙΣ TO...ΥΤΟ ΓΕΓΕΝΝΗΜΑΙ
ΚΑΙ (ΕΙΣ ΤΟΥΤΟ) ΕΛΗΛΥΘΑ ΕΙΣ ΤΟΝ ΚΟ...ΣΜΟΝ ΙΝΑ ΜΑΡΤY
ΡΗΣΩ ΤΗ ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ ΠΑΣ Ο ΩΝ...EΚ ΤΗΣ ΑΛΗΘΕI
ΑΣ ΑΚΟΥΕΙ ΜΟΥ ΤΗΣ ΦΩΝΗΣ...ΛΕΓΕΙ ΑΥΤΩ
Ο ΠΙΛΑΤΟΣ ΤΙ ΕΣΤΙΝ ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ Κ...AΙ ΤΟΥΤO
ΕΙΠΩΝ ΠΑΛΙΝ ΕΞΗΛΘΕΝ ΠΡΟΣ...ΤΟΥΣ ΙΟΥ
ΔΑΙΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΓΕΙ ΑΥΤΟΙΣ ΕΓΩ ΟΥΔ...EΜΙΑΝ
ΕΥΡΙΣΚΩ ΕΝ ΑΥΤΩ ΑΙΤΙΑΝ

Verso (John 18:37-38)

a King I am. For...this I have been born
and (for this) I have come into the...world so that I would
testify to the truth. Everyone who is...of the truth
hears of me my voice."...Said to him
Pilate, "What is truth?"...and this
having said, again he went out unto...the Jews
and said to them, "I find...not one
fault in him."