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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 a print facsimile in 1862 and presented the manuscript to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his sponsor. A photographic facsimile edition 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), forty-three Old Testament leaves at the University of Leipzig in Germany, twelve at St. Catherine's Monastery, and six at the National Library of Russia.  

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 a print facsimile in 1862 and presented the manuscript to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his sponsor. A photographic facsimile edition 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), forty-three Old Testament leaves at the University of Leipzig in Germany, twelve at St. Catherine's Monastery, and six at the National Library of Russia.  

In addition to the now standard 27 books of the New Testament, Sinaiticus includes the Letter of Barnabas and most of the Shepherd of Hermas. The Old Testament given in the codex is a Greek translation called the [[Septuagint]]. This is the version of scripture quoted by Jesus and the apostles. Sinaiticus has several works now classified as apocryphal, including 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, 1 and 4 Maccabees, Wisdom, and Sirach.

In addition to the now standard 27 books of the New Testament, Sinaiticus includes the Letter of Barnabas and most of the Shepherd of Hermas. The Old Testament given in the codex is a Greek translation called the [[Septuagint]]. This is the version of scripture quoted by Jesus and the apostles. Sinaiticus includes various works now classified as apocryphal, including 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, 1 and 4 Maccabees, Wisdom, and Sirach.

In 1975, the [[monk]]s of St. Catherine discovered numerous parchment fragments. Among these fragments were twelve missing leaves from the Codex Sinaiticus. In July 2009, the Codex Sinaiticus Project used color digitized images of leaves kept at four institutions to united the codex online.<ref>''[http://codexsinaiticus.org/en/ The Codex Sinaiticus Website]''</ref><ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4739369.stm Oldest known Bible to go online]," ''BBC'', 3 August 2005.</ref>

In 1975, the [[monk]]s of St. Catherine discovered numerous parchment fragments. Among these fragments were twelve missing leaves from the Codex Sinaiticus. In July 2009, the Codex Sinaiticus Project used color digitized images of leaves kept at four institutions to united the codex online.<ref>''[http://codexsinaiticus.org/en/ The Codex Sinaiticus Website]''</ref><ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4739369.stm Oldest known Bible to go online]," ''BBC'', 3 August 2005.</ref>