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British Library Papyrus 2241, designated P43, is a sixth- or seventh-century scrap from Wadi Sarga bearing Revelation 2:12–13 on one face and 15:8–16:2 in a different hand and orientation on the other.
A single Greek parchment leaf from Oxyrhynchus preserving Revelation 3:19-4:3. Directly witnesses the Laodicean call to repent and the opening throne-room vision, passages central to Revelation's transition from letters to vision.
The early Byzantine Church of Laodicea preserves a monumental basilical plan, clergy seating, ambo, baptistery, service rooms, and decorated floors, documenting the city's enduring Christian importance centuries after its congregations appear in Colossians and Revelation.
Codex Porphyrianus (GA 025) is a distinct physical witness to the material transmission and reception of Scripture, identified by its own shelfmark, date, contents, and custodial history.
This mid-fourth-century parchment Bible preserves the earliest complete New Testament, much of the Greek Old Testament, Barnabas and Hermas, while its multiple scribes and centuries of corrections expose canon and textual transmission as material history.
The lost and partly reburied Frampton pavements joined a clear Chi-Rho, Latin verse, mythological figures, hunting scenes, and marine imagery, revealing Christian symbolism within the complicated cultural repertoire of a late Roman British complex whose function remains disputed.
Laodicea's spring-fed pipelines, long aqueduct, inverted siphon, distribution towers, fountains, and AD 114/115 protective edict reveal a sophisticated water system while refuting the familiar claim that Hierapolis's hot water arrived lukewarm at the city.
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.