Lorne R. Zelyck, Ph.D. (2013), University of Cambridge, is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at St. Joseph’s College, University of Alberta. His publications include John among the Other Gospels (Mohr Siebeck, 2013), and multiple articles on the apocryphal gospels.

• List of Illustrations1 Introduction1 The Egerton Gospel (Egerton Papyrus 2 + Papyrus Köln VI 255)2 The Fragments of the Egerton Gospel3 The Plan of the Commentary4 Previous Scholarship on the Relationship between the Egerton and Canonical Gospels5 Method for Evaluating the Relationship between the Egerton and Canonical Gospels2 The Acquisition and Publication of the Egerton Gospel Fragments1 The Announcement2 The Provenance of the Egerton Fragments3 Sir Harold Idris Bell’s Papyrus Syndicate4 The Deal5 The Provenience of the Egerton Fragments6 The Provenance of P. Köln VI 2557 Other Fragments of the Egerton Gospel?3 A Description of the Fragments1 The Size of the Fragments2 The Order of Fragments3 The Hand4 Other Features of the Text5 The Date of the Manuscript6 The Date of Composition4 Transcription, Reconstruction, and Translation1 Transcription: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 1 verso (↓) + P. Köln 255 verso (↓)2 Transcription: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 1 recto (→) + P. Köln 255 recto (→)3 Transcription: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 2 verso (↓)4 Transcription: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 2 recto (→)5 Transcription: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 3 verso (↓)6 Transcription: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 3 recto (→)7 Transcription: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 4 verso (↓)8 Transcription: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 4 recto (→)9 Reconstruction: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 1 verso (↓) + P. Köln 255 verso (↓)10 Translation: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 1 verso (↓) + P. Köln 255 verso (↓)11 Reconstruction: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 1 recto (→) + P. Köln 255 recto (→)12 Translation: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 1 recto (→) + P. Köln 255 recto (→)13 Reconstruction: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 2 verso (↓)14 Translation: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 2 verso (↓)15 Reconstruction: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 2 recto (→)16 Translation: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 2 recto (→)17 Reconstruction: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 3 verso (↓)18 Reconstruction: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 3 recto (→)19 Translation: P. Eg. 2 Fragment 3 recto (→)5 A Confrontation with the Authorities (EG 1v.1–26 [P. Eg. 2, 1v.1–20 + P. Köln 255v.1–6

"Zelyck’s work provides much fresh primary research on the acquisition of the fragments, which had not been previously available. Moreover, he provides the strongest case for a later dating of these fragments and better reasons for viewing the text as influenced by the Fourth Gospel. As such this is a highly important contribution to scholarship on the Egerton Gospel and it will be consulted by all scholars working on this text for many decades to come."- Paul Foster, University of Edinburgh, in: Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 71.3 (2020).