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[[File:Vaticanus.jpg|thumb|right|A page from Codex Vaticanus]]

[[File:Vaticanus.jpg|thumb|right|A page from Codex Vaticanus]]

'''Codex Vaticanus''' (Codex B) is a [[Greek]] manuscript of the [[Bible]] the earliest out of those still in existence today. It was created in the first half of the fourth century (early AD 300s), and may have been produced in Egypt. It first appeared in the catalog of the Vatican Library in Rome in 1475. The codex is written in [[great uncial codices|uncial]] text on 759 leaves of vellum. Vaticanus is the single most influential Biblical manuscript. The complete text was published in 1857 and a facsimile was published in 1889–90.<ref>"Bible (texts)," ''New Catholic Encyclopedia'' (2003)</ref> This combined with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] forms the basis for all modern translations.

'''Codex Vaticanus''' (Codex B) is the earliest near-complete [[Greek]] manuscript of the [[Bible]] that exists today. It was created in the first half of the fourth century (early AD 300s), and may have been produced in Egypt. It first appeared in the catalog of the Vatican Library in Rome in 1475. The codex is written in [[great uncial codices|uncial]] text on 759 leaves of vellum. Vaticanus is the single most influential Biblical manuscript. The complete text was published in 1857 and a facsimile was published in 1889–90.<ref>"Bible (texts)," ''New Catholic Encyclopedia'' (2003)</ref> This combined with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] forms the basis for all modern translations.

In 1881, Cambridge scholars B. F Westcott and F. J. A. Hort, two prominent antibiblical occultists,<ref>Bruggeman, James. [http://pdf.amazingdiscoveries.org/References/TO/213/TO213_S131-The_Political_and_Occult_Connections_of_Westcott_and_Hort.pdf The Political & Occult Connections of Westcott & Hort Fathers of Modern Bible Versions Were Also Among Fathers of the New Age Movement Also Linked to the Powerful Family Behind the British Monarchy]. ''Amazing Discoveries''. Retrieved June 10, 2023.</ref> used Vaticanus as a basis for a Greek text of the New Testament, now called the Westcott–Hort or Alexandrian text. Some parts of Vaticanus are missing or damaged. Hebrews ends at 9:14 and the Pastorals, Philemon, and Revelation are missing.<ref>Substantial missing passages include (see also the section below on specific verses): Genesis 1:1-46; Genesis 28; Psalms 106-38; Matthew 16:2-3; the [[Mark ending]] ({{bibleref|Mark|16:9-20}}); both 1 & 2 Timothy; Titus; the final chapter and a half of Hebrews (Hebrews 9:14-13:25); and the entirety of Revelation.</ref> Westcott and Hort used [[Codex Sinaiticus]], an uncial manuscript nearly as old as Vaticanus, to fill in these gaps. Revelation was taken from [[Codex Alexandrinus]], a fifth-century uncial. In more recent times, the Biblical quotations used by the church fathers have been cataloged and papyrus scrolls of various New Testament books have been found. Both of these sources are older than the uncial manuscripts. Yet they tend to confirm the validity of the Westcott–Hort text.

In 1881, Cambridge scholars B. F Westcott and F. J. A. Hort, two prominent antibiblical occultists,<ref>Bruggeman, James. [http://pdf.amazingdiscoveries.org/References/TO/213/TO213_S131-The_Political_and_Occult_Connections_of_Westcott_and_Hort.pdf The Political & Occult Connections of Westcott & Hort Fathers of Modern Bible Versions Were Also Among Fathers of the New Age Movement Also Linked to the Powerful Family Behind the British Monarchy]. ''Amazing Discoveries''. Retrieved June 10, 2023.</ref> used Vaticanus as a basis for a Greek text of the New Testament, now called the Westcott–Hort or Alexandrian text. Some parts of Vaticanus are missing or damaged. Hebrews ends at 9:14 and the Pastorals, Philemon, and Revelation are missing.<ref>Substantial missing passages include (see also the section below on specific verses): Genesis 1:1-46; Genesis 28; Psalms 106-38; Matthew 16:2-3; the [[Mark ending]] ({{bibleref|Mark|16:9-20}}); both 1 & 2 Timothy; Titus; the final chapter and a half of Hebrews (Hebrews 9:14-13:25); and the entirety of Revelation.</ref> Westcott and Hort used [[Codex Sinaiticus]], an uncial manuscript nearly as old as Vaticanus, to fill in these gaps. Revelation was taken from [[Codex Alexandrinus]], a fifth-century uncial. In more recent times, the Biblical quotations used by the church fathers have been cataloged and papyrus scrolls of various New Testament books have been found. Both of these sources are older than the uncial manuscripts. Yet they tend to confirm the validity of the Westcott–Hort text.