The Oldest Gospel – The Hanna Papyrus
The Oldest Gospel - The Hanna Papyrus
An unprecedented and moving journey inside the Vatican Apostolic Library, uncovering the world’s oldest Gospel, the Hanna Papyrus, revealing its secrets and curiosities along the way

The Hanna Papyrus is an extraordinary relic, carrying with it eighteen centuries of history. Remarkably well preserved, its fragile fibres contain the text of two Gospels bound together as one. Its story is steeped in mystery: from its sudden appearance on the antiquarian market in the late 1950s, to the changing of hands that followed, and finally the gift that placed it in the Vatican Library.

There it rests today, safeguarded with care — a treasure for scholars of the present and for generations yet to come.

Cast and credits

Director: Matteo Ceccarelli

Production: Officina della Comunicazione, Vatican Media in collaboration with Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Contributions: Card. José Tolentino de Mandonca, Card. Raffaele Farina, Mons. Cesare Pasini, Dr. Timothy Janz, Dr. Ambrogio Piazzoni, Dr. Claudia Montuschi, Dr. Angela Nùnez Gaitàn, Dr. Irmgard Schuler, Frank J. Hanna III

Technical info

Runtime: 50′

Country: Italy



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