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=== John Rylands Library === The John Rylands Library states "The first editor dated the Fragment to the first half of the second century (between 100β150 AD). The date was estimated palaeographically, by comparing the handwriting with other manuscripts. However, palaeography is not an exact science β none of the comparable Biblical manuscripts are dated and most papyri bearing a secure date are administrative documents. Recent research points to a date nearer to 200 AD, but there is as yet no convincing evidence that any earlier fragments from the New Testament survive. Carbon-dating is a destructive method and has not been used on the Fragment."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/special-collections/exploring/guide-to-special-collections/st-john-fragment/what-is-the-significance/|title = What is the significance of this fragment? (The University of Manchester Library)}}</ref>
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