Monday, July 6, 2009

An Ancient Bible - Codex Sinaiticus - On Line

Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Its heavily corrected text is of outstanding importance for the history of the Bible and the manuscript - the oldest substantial book to survive Antiquity - is of supreme importance for the history of the book.


Here is a link to the site. Thanks to four institutions, each holding a large segment of the book, an electronic version of this important document is available for scholars and curiosity seekers around the world. Source: Blue Crab Boulevard.

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