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[[Image:Sinaiticus.jpg|thumb|right|A leaf from Codex Sinaiticus]]The '''Codex Sinaiticus''', or '''ℵ''' (alph), is a fourth century Greek manuscript of the Bible. It is second only to [[Codex Vaticanus]] as a manuscript witness for the text of the New Testament. Despite the age of the codex, the numerous mistakes found in the original text makes it a less reliable witness than Vaticanus. Over the millennia, nine scribes attempted to correct it.
[[Image:Sinaiticus.jpg|thumb|right|A leaf from Codex Sinaiticus]]The '''Codex Sinaiticus''', or '''ℵ''' (alph), is a fourth century Greek manuscript of the Bible. It is second only to [[Codex Vaticanus]] as a manuscript witness for the text of the New Testament. Despite the age of the codex, the numerous mistakes found in the original text makes it a less reliable witness than Vaticanus. Over the millennia, nine scribes attempted to correct it.<ref>"Bible (texts)," ''New Catholic Encyclopedia'' (2003)</ref>
The codex was found in 1859 by German Bible scholar Tischendorf at the Monastery of St. Catherine at the foot of Mt. Sinai. Tischendorf published the text in 1862 and presented the manuscript to Russian government, his sponsor. A facsimile was published by Oxford University Press in 1911. In 1933, the Soviet government sold the manuscript to the British Museum. There are 347 leaves in the British Library in London (199 of the Old Testament, 148 of the New Testament), 43 Old Testament leaves at the University of Leipzig in Germany, and smaller portions in St. Petersburg and at St. Catherine's Monastary.
The codex was found in 1859 by German Bible scholar Tischendorf at the Monastery of St. Catherine at the foot of Mt. Sinai. Tischendorf published the text in 1862 and presented the manuscript to Russian government, his sponsor. A facsimile was published by Oxford University Press in 1911. In 1933, the Soviet government sold the manuscript to the British Museum. There are 347 leaves in the British Library in London (199 of the Old Testament, 148 of the New Testament), 43 Old Testament leaves at the University of Leipzig in Germany, and smaller portions in St. Petersburg and at St. Catherine's Monastary.