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Papyrus 66 (𝒫66) Manuscript Replica | John 7:45–52 & 7:52–8:16 | Front & Back Acrylic Display

DATE	SCRIPTURE	ORIGIN	HELD AT
3rd-4th Century AD	John 7:45-52 / John 7:52-8:16	Egypt (Bodmer Papyri)	Bibliotheca Bodmeriana

The passage where the woman caught in adultery would appear, but doesn't. P66's John 7-8 is one of the most textually significant leaves in the entire New Testament, on real Egyptian papyrus.

About This Manuscript

Papyrus 66 (P66) is one of the earliest and most substantial surviving biblical manuscripts of the Gospel of John, dated to the third or fourth century AD. This museum-quality P66 replica features John 7:45-52 on the recto, the Pharisees' divided response to Jesus, and John 7:52-8:16 on the verso, moving directly into the passage where the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11, the story of the woman caught in adultery) would appear in later manuscripts. P66 contains no trace of it, one of the most discussed textual facts in New Testament scholarship.

Textual Significance

This leaf sits at the center of one of the most important debates in New Testament textual criticism. The absence of the Pericope Adulterae in P66, one of the earliest and most complete witnesses to John, is a key data point in understanding when and how that passage entered the manuscript tradition. For apologists, biblical scholars, and students of church history, this replica documents a critical moment in the transmission of Scripture.

About This Replica

This museum-quality papyrus replica is produced through an intensive, multi-week hand-crafted replication process on real Egyptian papyrus. Careful attention is given to manuscript scale, Greek letterforms, line spacing, layout, and nomina sacra conventions.