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The '''Codex Sinaiticus''' is a 4th century, Greek manuscript of the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]]. The oldest complete [[Bible]]s are the [[Codex Vaticanus]] and the Codex Sinaiticus.

The '''Codex Sinaiticus''' is a 4th century, Greek manuscript of the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]]. The oldest complete [[Bible]]s are the [[Codex Vaticanus]] and the Codex Sinaiticus.

These two texts, though they comprise the oldest complete New Testaments, were written hundreds of years after the oldest extant manuscripts.  Accordingly, virtually all modern translations of the Bible use the older manuscripts.  Only the [[English Revised Version]] and [[American Standard Version]], each written around 1900, used the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus.

These two texts, though they comprise the oldest complete New Testaments,<ref>Although Codex W is usually dated as 4th-5th century, it was found in the ruins of a 2nd century city, suggesting it is at least that old. See, for example, Pickering, ''God Has Preserved His Text'', 31. Furthermore, there is controversy over whether Sinaiticus is a forgery or not. See Cooper, ''The Forging of Codex Sinaiticus.''</ref> were written hundreds of years after the oldest extant manuscripts.  Accordingly, virtually all modern translations of the Bible use the older manuscripts.  Only the [[English Revised Version]] and [[American Standard Version]], each written around 1900, used the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus.

The website for the Codex Sinaiticus claims that is the oldest substantial book to survive from Antiquity.<ref>http://www.codex-sinaiticus.net/en/</ref>

The website for the Codex Sinaiticus claims that is the oldest substantial book to survive from Antiquity.<ref>http://www.codex-sinaiticus.net/en/</ref>