4 ms·
Source: Reuters 2009-07-06. Summary: * oldest Bible, 800 pages and fragments (of 1400) * mid-fourth century, uncovered a fourth scribes * includes Greek and so
by yu 17y ago
Source: Reuters 2009-07-06. Summary:
* oldest Bible, 800 pages and fragments (of 1400)
* mid-fourth century, uncovered a fourth scribes
* includes Greek and some English translations
* collection of sections from British Library, Monastery of St. Catherine, National Library of Russia, Leipzig University Library
- leoc 17y agoThe modern history of the Codex beginning with its 1844 "rediscovery" is pretty interesting too. It looks a bit like the Elgin Marbles story, only messier. Even the official website mentions that the Monastery of St. Catherine had "some initial hesitations" about participating in the scanning project. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Sinaiticus#Discovery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Sinaiticus#Discovery http://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en/codex/history.aspx http://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en/codex/history.aspx