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The codex is named after Theodore Beza, who owned the manuscript in the 16th century. It was held at the library of the Monastery of St. Irenaeus in Lyon, France until 1562, when the monastery was ransacked by Huguenots. It has been at the University of Cambridge in England since 1581. A facsimile edition by Dr. Thomas Kipling was published in 1793. In 2012, the university put a color, digital version online.<ref name="Parker">Parker, David, "[http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-NN-00002-00041/1 Codex Bezae (MS Nn.2.41)]."</ref>

The codex is named after Theodore Beza, who owned the manuscript in the 16th century. It was held at the library of the Monastery of St. Irenaeus in Lyon, France until 1562, when the monastery was ransacked by Huguenots. It has been at the University of Cambridge in England since 1581. A facsimile edition by Dr. Thomas Kipling was published in 1793. In 2012, the university put a color, digital version online.<ref name="Parker">Parker, David, "[http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-NN-00002-00041/1 Codex Bezae (MS Nn.2.41)]."</ref>

The codex is one of the six most influential sources of the Greek text used in modern New Testament translations. The manuscript is considered to be the work of a single scribe who was trained primarily to copy Latin.<ref name="Parker" />

The codex is one of the six most influential sources of the Greek text used in modern New Testament translations. It is considered to be the work of a single scribe who was trained primarily to copy Latin.<ref name="Parker" />

Bezae's "Western text" differs significantly from the Alexandrian text exemplified by [[Codex Vaticanus]] and [[Codex Sinaiticus]]. Among pre-uncial papyri fragments, p²⁹, p³⁸, and p⁴⁸ support Bezae, while the Beatty papyrus (p⁴⁵) and the Bodmer papyrus (p⁷⁴) support the Alexandrian text. Church fathers [[Cyprian]] (c. 200 – 258) and [[Augustine]] (354 – 430) both quoted from the Western text.<ref name="Metzger">"[http://www.bible-researcher.com/bezae-acts2.html Bruce Metzger on the “Western Text” of the Book of Acts]."</ref> When Bezae and the Alexandrian text agree, this can be considered a strong confirmation.<ref>"[https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Codex-Bezae-D Codex Bezae (D)]," ''Encyclopedia of the Bible''.</ref>  

Bezae's "Western text" differs significantly from the Alexandrian text exemplified by [[Codex Vaticanus]] and [[Codex Sinaiticus]]. Among pre-uncial papyri fragments, p²⁹, p³⁸, and p⁴⁸ support Bezae, while the Beatty papyrus (p⁴⁵) and the Bodmer papyrus (p⁷⁴) support the Alexandrian text. Church fathers [[Cyprian]] (c. 200 – 258) and [[Augustine]] (354 – 430) both quoted from the Western text.<ref name="Metzger">"[http://www.bible-researcher.com/bezae-acts2.html Bruce Metzger on the “Western Text” of the Book of Acts]."</ref> When Bezae and the Alexandrian text agree, this can be considered a strong confirmation.<ref>"[https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Codex-Bezae-D Codex Bezae (D)]," ''Encyclopedia of the Bible''.</ref>