Objection · Case 10 · Islam
Saying these copies consistently carry the crucifixion, resurrection, and divinity of Christ hides that individual second-century fragments cover only small portions.
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Response
Fair. The full text is attested in the fourth-century codices, and the second- and third-century papyri, though fragmentary, contain the crucifixion and resurrection narratives (P52 and P66 for John, P46 for Paul’s resurrection chapter) and show no trace of a version lacking them. Consistently describes the tradition as a whole, not any single scrap, and it should be read that way. What matters is that no early witness, fragmentary or full, points to a different story.
About this exhibit
This objection is to The Gregory-Aland Liste, maintained by the INTF.
Scholars have catalogued about 5,800 Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, alongside early translations into Latin, Syriac, and Coptic, and some fragments date to the second century, well before…