nThe papyri, because of their age and the fragility of papyrus as a
writing material, have all survived in only
fragmentary condition.
nStill, before AD 300, we have 22 papyri, which together preserve the
following chapters of each Gospel
(partial, entire):
nMatthew: 1-3, 5, 11-12, 20-21, 23-26
nLuke: 1-10, 11-16, 17-18, 22, 23-24
nJohn: 1-5,
6, 7-13, 14-21