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[[File:Washington Manuscript III - The Four Gospels (Codex Washingtonensis).jpg|thumb|right|A leaf from Codex Washingtonianus]]'''Codex Washingtonianus''', or '''W''', is a [[New Testament]] manuscript displayed at the [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian Institute]] in Washington. It is a modified [[Greek]] uncial text that includes all four [[The Gospels|Gospels]], as well as fragments of the [[epistle]]s. It consists of 187 leaves and was produced around AD 400. It was purchased in [[Egypt]] by Charles Lang Freer in 1906, and it is owned by the Freer Gallery of Art.<ref>"[https://www.britannica.com/topic/biblical-literature/Uncials#ref598016 Biblical literature]," ''Encyclopedia Britannica''.</ref> It is believed to have been produced at a monastery near the [[Pyramids]]. It the only early Gospel manuscript whose place of origin is known. A unique feature of this manuscript is the "Freer Logion," an extended insert that follows Mark 16:14. The text type is well regarded, but the poor condition of the document limits its usefulness.<ref>"[https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bible-texts Bible (texts)]," ''New Catholic Encyclopedia'' (2003)</ref>

[[File:Washington Manuscript III - The Four Gospels (Codex Washingtonensis).jpg|thumb|right|A leaf from Codex Washingtonianus]]'''Codex Washingtonianus''', or '''W''', is a [[New Testament]] manuscript displayed at the [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian Institute]] in Washington. It is the third oldest copy of the Bible, after [[Codex Vaticanus]] and [[Codex Sinaiticus]].<ref name="ancientpages">"[http://www.ancientpages.com/2015/08/04/codex-washingtonianus-contains-passage-not-seen-biblical-manuscript/ Codex Washingtonianus Contains A Passage Not Seen In Any Other Biblical Manuscript]", ''Ancient Pages''.</ref> It is a modified [[Greek]] uncial text that includes all four [[The Gospels|gospels]], as well as fragments of the [[epistle]]s. It consists of 187 leaves and was produced around 400. It was purchased in [[Egypt]] by Charles Lang Freer in 1906, and it is owned by the Freer Gallery of Art.<ref>"[https://www.britannica.com/topic/biblical-literature/Uncials#ref598016 Biblical literature]," ''Encyclopedia Britannica''.</ref> It is believed to have been produced at a monastery near the [[Pyramids]]. It the only early Gospel manuscript whose place of origin is known. The text type is well regarded, but the poor condition of the document limits its usefulness.<ref>"[https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bible-texts Bible (texts)]," ''New Catholic Encyclopedia'' (2003)</ref>

 

A unique feature of this manuscript is the "Freer Logion," an extended insert that follows Mark 16:14. Translated, the logion says, "And Christ replied to them, 'The term of years of Satan's power has been fulfilled, but other terrible things draw near.'"<ref name="ancientpages"/>

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