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Papyrus P85, dated by the CSNTM catalog to the 4th–5th century, physically preserves Revelation 9:19–20 as part of the early manuscript transmission of the New Testament.
Uncial 0207: The Fifth Trumpet in Revelation 9 is the independently registered Greek New Testament witness GA 0207, controlled by its manuscript number, present shelfmark, physical form, and surviving biblical contents.
British Library Papyrus 2053 carries the close of Greek Exodus on one side and Revelation 1:4-7 in a different hand on the reverse, prompting debate over whether it was a reused roll or a mixed codex leaf.
British Library Papyrus 2053 preserves Exodus 40 on one side and Revelation 1:4–7 on the other, making P18 a third-century Christian book fragment whose roll-or-codex construction and reuse history remain actively debated.
P98, P.IFAO inv. 237b, is a reused papyrus sheet preserving Revelation 1:13-2:1 in Greek; its early handwriting, corrected transcription, roll-like material context, and tiny extent make it important but resistant to sensational precision.
A well-preserved first-century BCE Hebrew scroll quotes Habakkuk 1-2 sequentially and interprets the prophet as encoded revelation about the community's Teacher, opponents, Jerusalem priesthood, and the Kittim.
The rubbish mounds of Oxyrhynchus yielded many fragmentary New Testament codices within an immense archive of ordinary writing, giving text critics excavated witnesses to several biblical books while requiring every fragment to be dated and evaluated on its own.
A late-third-century papyrus from Oxyrhynchus preserves a Greek Christian hymn with vocal notation. Its call for the cosmos to praise Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is the earliest surviving substantial Christian song whose music can be read, though performance details remain uncertain.
An eighth-century Latin codex in Milan preserves a damaged list discussing accepted and disputed Christian writings. Often understood as a translation of a late-second-century Greek composition, it is major evidence for canon reception, though its original language, date, and setting remain debated.