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Line 170: ==== Textual tradition of the New Testament ==== {{See also\|Biblical canon\|Bible translations\|Textual criticism}} There are over 5,600 Greek [[manuscript]]s containing all or part of the [[New Testament]], as well as over 10,000 Latin manuscripts, and perhaps 500 other manuscripts of various other languages. Additionally, there are the [[Patristic]] writings, which contain copious quotes from across the early centuries of the scriptures. Most of these manuscripts date to the [[Middle Ages]]. The oldest complete copy of the New Testament, the [[Codex Sinaiticus]], which includes two other books<ref>The [[Epistle of Barnabas]] and [[The Shepherd of Hermas]]</ref> not now included in the accepted NT canon, dates to the 4th century. The earliest fragment of a New Testament book is the [[Rylands Library Papyrus P52]] which dates from 125–175 AD,<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Orsini, Pasquale and Clarysse, Willy (2012) "Early New Testament Manuscripts and Their Dates; A Critique of Theological Palaeography", Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 88/4, p. 470}}</ref> recent research pointing to a date nearer to 200 AD.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/search-resources/guide-to-special-collections/st-john-fragment/what-is-the-significance/\|title=What is the significance of this fragment? by the University of Manchester}}</ref> It has the size of a business card. Very early manuscripts are rare.

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