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Codex Sinaiticus Online

What is Codex Sinaiticus?

Codex Sinaiticus, a manuscript of the Christian Bible written in the middle of the fourth century, contains the earliest complete copy of the Christian New Testament. The hand-written text is in Greek. The New Testament appears in the original vernacular language (koine) and the Old Testament in the version, known as the Septuagint, that was adopted by early Greek-speaking Christians. In the Codex, the text of both the Septuagint and the New Testament has been heavily annotated by a series of early correctors.

The significance of Codex Sinaiticus for the reconstruction of the Christian Bible’s original text, the history of the Bible and the history of Western book-making is immense.

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Codex Sinaiticus

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4 Responses to “Codex Sinaiticus Online”

  1. Bob McCabe Says:
    July 8th, 2009 at 2:52 am

    What English version do you use in your church?

  2. Bill Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    Hi Bob,
    I use the NASB. I changed a few years back and was tempted to make another change to the ESV but I think I will stay put for now.

  3. Bob McCabe Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    Hi Bill,

    Have you bought the ESV Study Bible? It is impressive.

  4. Bill Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    Yes, I purchased one some time back. I think it is great though, on a practical note, it is rather bulky.

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