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| − | '''Codex Alexandrinus''', or '''A''', is an early fifth century biblical manuscript kept at the British Library in London. It is the principle source for the Greek text of Revelation that is used in modern Bible translations. In 1627, the patriarch of Constantinople presented the manuscript to King Charles I of England. Beginning with Wettstein in 1730, scholars noticed that | + | '''Codex Alexandrinus''', or '''A''', is an early fifth century biblical manuscript kept at the British Library in London. It is the principle source for the Greek text of Revelation that is used in modern Bible translations. In 1627, the patriarch of Constantinople presented the manuscript to King Charles I of England. Beginning with Wettstein in 1730, scholars noticed that Alexandrinus was both older and had a text significantly different than that of [[Textus Receptus]], the basis for the King James Version and other translations used at that time. The text of Alexandrinus was published in 1786 by Carl Gottfried Woide. |
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Codex Alexandrinus, or A, is an early fifth century biblical manuscript kept at the British Library in London. It is the principle source for the Greek text of Revelation that is used in modern Bible translations. In 1627, the patriarch of Constantinople presented the manuscript to King Charles I of England. Beginning with Wettstein in 1730, scholars noticed that Alexandrinus was both older and had a text significantly different than that of Textus Receptus, the basis for the King James Version and other translations used at that time. The text of Alexandrinus was published in 1786 by Carl Gottfried Woide.