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| − | The '''Codex Sinaiticus''' is a 4th century, Greek manuscript of the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]]. The oldest complete [[ | + | The '''Codex Sinaiticus''' is a 4th century, Greek manuscript of the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]]. The oldest complete [[Bible]]s are the [[Codex Vaticanus]] and the Codex Sinaiticus. |
:: ''Dates from the mid fourth century and originally included both Old and [[New Testament]]s plus the Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepherd of Hermas, all in [[Greek]]. It was found in [[Egypt]], in a monastery library on the slopes of [[Mount Sinai]] (St. Catherine's Monastery), by Constantin von Tischendorf in 1859, and brought to St. Petersburg. In 1933, it was sold to the [[British Museum]] in [[London]] where it currently resides.'' | :: ''Dates from the mid fourth century and originally included both Old and [[New Testament]]s plus the Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepherd of Hermas, all in [[Greek]]. It was found in [[Egypt]], in a monastery library on the slopes of [[Mount Sinai]] (St. Catherine's Monastery), by Constantin von Tischendorf in 1859, and brought to St. Petersburg. In 1933, it was sold to the [[British Museum]] in [[London]] where it currently resides.'' | ||
Revision as of 18:19, May 9, 2009
The Codex Sinaiticus is a 4th century, Greek manuscript of the Old Testament and New Testament. The oldest complete Bibles are the Codex Vaticanus and the Codex Sinaiticus.
- Dates from the mid fourth century and originally included both Old and New Testaments plus the Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepherd of Hermas, all in Greek. It was found in Egypt, in a monastery library on the slopes of Mount Sinai (St. Catherine's Monastery), by Constantin von Tischendorf in 1859, and brought to St. Petersburg. In 1933, it was sold to the British Museum in London where it currently resides.
The Codex Sinaiticus is the oldest complete Bible to go online.[1]
In 1975, the monks of St. Catherine discovered many parchment fragments. Among these fragments were twelve missing leaves from the Codex Sinaiticus.
References
See also
External links
- N.T. Ancient Manuscripts
- Codex Sinaiticus Catholic Encyclopedia.