Codex Sinaiticus - Revision history

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	:Certain aspects of the negotiations leading to the transfer of the codex to the Tsar's possession are open to an interpretation that reflects adversely on Tischendorf's candour and good faith with the monks at St. Catherine's. For a recent account intended to exculpate him of blame, see Erhard Lauch's article 'Nichts gegen Tischendorf' in ''Bekenntnis zur Kirche: Festgabe für Ernst Sommerlath zum 70. Geburtstag'' (Berlin, c. 1961); for an account that includes a hitherto unknown receipt given by Tischendorf to the authorities at the monastery promising to return the manuscript from Saint Petersburg 'to the Holy Confraternity of Sinai at its earliest request'.		:Certain aspects of the negotiations leading to the transfer of the codex to the Tsar's possession are open to an interpretation that reflects adversely on Tischendorf's candour and good faith with the monks at St. Catherine's. For a recent account intended to exculpate him of blame, see Erhard Lauch's article 'Nichts gegen Tischendorf' in ''Bekenntnis zur Kirche: Festgabe für Ernst Sommerlath zum 70. Geburtstag'' (Berlin, c. 1961); for an account that includes a hitherto unknown receipt given by Tischendorf to the authorities at the monastery promising to return the manuscript from Saint Petersburg 'to the Holy Confraternity of Sinai at its earliest request'.
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	[[Image:St Catherines From Sinai.JPG\|thumb\|View to the Monastery of St. Catherine.]]		[[Image:St Catherines From Sinai.JPG\|thumb\|View to the Monastery of St. Catherine.]]

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	The complete publication of the codex was made by [[Kirsopp Lake]] in 1911 (New Testament), and in 1922 (Old Testament). It was the full-sized black and white facsimile of the manuscript, made on the basis two earlier facimiles editing. Lake did not have access to the manuscript.		The complete publication of the codex was made by [[Kirsopp Lake]] in 1911 (New Testament), and in 1922 (Old Testament). It was the full-sized black and white facsimile of the manuscript, made on the basis two earlier facimiles editing. Lake did not have access to the manuscript.

-	[[Image:~~Sinai_litografia~~.jpg\|thumb\|Lithography of the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai]] based on sketches made by archimandrite Porphiryj Uspienski 1857]]	+	[[Image:Sinai litografia.jpg\|thumb\|Lithography of the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai]] based on sketches made by archimandrite Porphiryj Uspienski 1857]]

	The story of how von Tischendorf found the manuscript, which contained most of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament, has all the interest of a romance. Von Tischendorf reached the monastery on 31 January; but his inquiries appeared to be fruitless. On 4 February, he had resolved to return home without having gained his object:		The story of how von Tischendorf found the manuscript, which contained most of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament, has all the interest of a romance. Von Tischendorf reached the monastery on 31 January; but his inquiries appeared to be fruitless. On 4 February, he had resolved to return home without having gained his object:

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	The complete publication of the codex was made by [[Kirsopp Lake]] in 1911 (New Testament), and in 1922 (Old Testament). It was the full-sized black and white facsimile of the manuscript, made on the basis two earlier facimiles editing. Lake did not have access to the manuscript.		The complete publication of the codex was made by [[Kirsopp Lake]] in 1911 (New Testament), and in 1922 (Old Testament). It was the full-sized black and white facsimile of the manuscript, made on the basis two earlier facimiles editing. Lake did not have access to the manuscript.

-	[[Image:Sinai_litografia.jpg\|thumb\|Lithography of the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai~~\|Monastery of St. Catherine~~]] based on sketches made by archimandrite Porphiryj Uspienski [[1857]]]]	+	[[Image:Sinai_litografia.jpg\|thumb\|Lithography of the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai]] based on sketches made by archimandrite Porphiryj Uspienski 1857]]

	The story of how von Tischendorf found the manuscript, which contained most of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament, has all the interest of a romance. Von Tischendorf reached the monastery on 31 January; but his inquiries appeared to be fruitless. On 4 February, he had resolved to return home without having gained his object:		The story of how von Tischendorf found the manuscript, which contained most of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament, has all the interest of a romance. Von Tischendorf reached the monastery on 31 January; but his inquiries appeared to be fruitless. On 4 February, he had resolved to return home without having gained his object:

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	The complete publication of the codex was made by [[Kirsopp Lake]] in 1911 (New Testament), and in 1922 (Old Testament). It was the full-sized black and white facsimile of the manuscript, made on the basis two earlier facimiles editing. Lake did not have access to the manuscript.		The complete publication of the codex was made by [[Kirsopp Lake]] in 1911 (New Testament), and in 1922 (Old Testament). It was the full-sized black and white facsimile of the manuscript, made on the basis two earlier facimiles editing. Lake did not have access to the manuscript.

-	[[Image:Sinai_litografia.jpg\|thumb\|Lithography of the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai\|Monastery of St. Catherine]] based on sketches made by archimandrite Porphiryj Uspienski [[1857]])]]	+	[[Image:Sinai_litografia.jpg\|thumb\|Lithography of the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai\|Monastery of St. Catherine]] based on sketches made by archimandrite Porphiryj Uspienski [[1857]]]]

	The story of how von Tischendorf found the manuscript, which contained most of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament, has all the interest of a romance. Von Tischendorf reached the monastery on 31 January; but his inquiries appeared to be fruitless. On 4 February, he had resolved to return home without having gained his object:		The story of how von Tischendorf found the manuscript, which contained most of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament, has all the interest of a romance. Von Tischendorf reached the monastery on 31 January; but his inquiries appeared to be fruitless. On 4 February, he had resolved to return home without having gained his object:

-	~~<blockquote>~~	+	:On the afternoon of this day I was taking a walk with the steward of the convent in the neighbourhood, and as we returned, towards sunset, he begged me to take some refreshment with him in his cell. Scarcely had he entered the room, when, resuming our former subject of conversation, he said: "And I, too, have read a Septuagint"—i.e. a copy of the Greek translation made by the Seventy. And so saying, he took down from the corner of the room a bulky kind of volume, wrapped up in a red cloth, and laid it before me. I unrolled the cover, and discovered, to my great surprise, not only those very fragments which, fifteen years before, I had taken out of the basket, but also other parts of the Old Testament, the New Testament complete, and, in addition, the Epistle of Barnabas and a part of the Shepherd of Hermas.
-	On the afternoon of this day I was taking a walk with the steward of the convent in the neighbourhood, and as we returned, towards sunset, he begged me to take some refreshment with him in his cell. Scarcely had he entered the room, when, resuming our former subject of conversation, he said: "And I, too, have read a Septuagint"—i.e. a copy of the Greek translation made by the Seventy. And so saying, he took down from the corner of the room a bulky kind of volume, wrapped up in a red cloth, and laid it before me. I unrolled the cover, and discovered, to my great surprise, not only those very fragments which, fifteen years before, I had taken out of the basket, but also other parts of the Old Testament, the New Testament complete, and, in addition, the Epistle of Barnabas and a part of the Shepherd of Hermas.	+
-	~~</blockquote>~~	+
	[[Image:Chappel of bush litografia.jpg\|thumb\|The monastery of the St. Catherine; litography from the album of P. Uspensky]]		[[Image:Chappel of bush litografia.jpg\|thumb\|The monastery of the St. Catherine; litography from the album of P. Uspensky]]
	After some negotiations, he obtained possession of this precious fragment. James Bentley gives an account of how this came about, prefacing it with the comment, "Tischendorf therefore now embarked on the remarkable piece of duplicity which was to occupy him for the next decade, which involved the careful suppression of facts and the systematic denigration of the monks of Mount Sinai." He conveyed it to Tsar [[Alexander II of Russia\|Alexander II]], who appreciated its importance and had it published as nearly as possible in facsimile, so as to exhibit correctly the ancient handwriting. The Tsar sent the monastery 9 000 [[ruble]]s by way of compensation.		After some negotiations, he obtained possession of this precious fragment. James Bentley gives an account of how this came about, prefacing it with the comment, "Tischendorf therefore now embarked on the remarkable piece of duplicity which was to occupy him for the next decade, which involved the careful suppression of facts and the systematic denigration of the monks of Mount Sinai." He conveyed it to Tsar [[Alexander II of Russia\|Alexander II]], who appreciated its importance and had it published as nearly as possible in facsimile, so as to exhibit correctly the ancient handwriting. The Tsar sent the monastery 9 000 [[ruble]]s by way of compensation.
	Regarding Tischendorf's role in the transfer to Saint Petersburg, there are several views. Although when parts of [[Genesis]] and [[Book of Numbers]] were later found in the bindings of other books, they were amicably sent to Tischendorf, the codex is currently regarded by the monastery as having been stolen. This view is hotly contested by several scholars in Europe. [[Kirsopp Lake]] wrote:		Regarding Tischendorf's role in the transfer to Saint Petersburg, there are several views. Although when parts of [[Genesis]] and [[Book of Numbers]] were later found in the bindings of other books, they were amicably sent to Tischendorf, the codex is currently regarded by the monastery as having been stolen. This view is hotly contested by several scholars in Europe. [[Kirsopp Lake]] wrote:

-	~~<blockquote>~~	+	:Those who who have had much to do with Oriental monks will understand how improbable it is that the terms of the arrangement, whatever it was, were ever known to any except of the leaders.
-	Those who who have had much to do with Oriental monks will understand how improbable it is that the terms of the arrangement, whatever it was, were ever known to any except of the leaders.	+
-	~~</blockquote>~~	+

-	~~In a more neutral spirit,~~ New Testament scholar [[Bruce Metzger]] writes:	+	New Testament scholar [[Bruce Metzger]] writes:

-	~~<blockquote>~~	+	:Certain aspects of the negotiations leading to the transfer of the codex to the Tsar's possession are open to an interpretation that reflects adversely on Tischendorf's candour and good faith with the monks at St. Catherine's. For a recent account intended to exculpate him of blame, see Erhard Lauch's article 'Nichts gegen Tischendorf' in ''Bekenntnis zur Kirche: Festgabe für Ernst Sommerlath zum 70. Geburtstag'' (Berlin, c. 1961); for an account that includes a hitherto unknown receipt given by Tischendorf to the authorities at the monastery promising to return the manuscript from Saint Petersburg 'to the Holy Confraternity of Sinai at its earliest request'.
-	Certain aspects of the negotiations leading to the transfer of the codex to the Tsar's possession are open to an interpretation that reflects adversely on Tischendorf's candour and good faith with the monks at St. Catherine's. For a recent account intended to exculpate him of blame, see Erhard Lauch's article 'Nichts gegen Tischendorf' in ''Bekenntnis zur Kirche: Festgabe für Ernst Sommerlath zum 70. Geburtstag'' (Berlin, c. 1961); for an account that includes a hitherto unknown receipt given by Tischendorf to the authorities at the monastery promising to return the manuscript from Saint Petersburg 'to the Holy Confraternity of Sinai at its earliest request'.	+
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	The complete publication of the codex was made by [[Kirsopp Lake]] in 1911 (New Testament), and in 1922 (Old Testament). It was the full-sized black and white facsimile of the manuscript, made on the basis two earlier facimiles editing. Lake did not have access to the manuscript.		The complete publication of the codex was made by [[Kirsopp Lake]] in 1911 (New Testament), and in 1922 (Old Testament). It was the full-sized black and white facsimile of the manuscript, made on the basis two earlier facimiles editing. Lake did not have access to the manuscript.

-	[[Image:~~Sinai litografia~~.jpg\|thumb~~\|left~~\|Lithography of the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai\|Monastery of St. Catherine]] based on sketches made by archimandrite Porphiryj Uspienski [[1857]])]]	+	[[Image:Sinai_litografia.jpg\|thumb\|Lithography of the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai\|Monastery of St. Catherine]] based on sketches made by archimandrite Porphiryj Uspienski [[1857]])]]

	The story of how von Tischendorf found the manuscript, which contained most of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament, has all the interest of a romance. Von Tischendorf reached the monastery on 31 January; but his inquiries appeared to be fruitless. On 4 February, he had resolved to return home without having gained his object:		The story of how von Tischendorf found the manuscript, which contained most of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament, has all the interest of a romance. Von Tischendorf reached the monastery on 31 January; but his inquiries appeared to be fruitless. On 4 February, he had resolved to return home without having gained his object:

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	In Oct 15, 1862, Kallinikos Hieromachos, wrote a letter, were it stated that:		In Oct 15, 1862, Kallinikos Hieromachos, wrote a letter, were it stated that:
	:...I do myself declare to all men by this letter, that the Codex of the Old and New Testaments, together with the Epistle of Barnabas and of the Shepherd Hermas, which was abstracted by Dr. Tischendorf from the Greek monastery of Mount Sinai, is a work of the hands of the unwearied Simonides himself. Inasmuch as I myself saw him in 1843 ... in the month of February writing it in Athos...Dr. Tischendorf, coming to the Greek monastery of Sinai in 1844, in the month of May (if my memory does not deceive me), and remaining there several days, and getting into his hands, by permission of the librarian, the codex we are speaking of, and perusing and re-perusing it frequently, abstracted secretly a small portion of it, but left the largest portion in the place where it was, and departed undisturbed...And I know yet further, that the codex also was cleaned with lemon-juice, professedly for the purpose of cleaning its parchments, but in reality in order to weaken the freshness of the letters, as was actually the case.		:...I do myself declare to all men by this letter, that the Codex of the Old and New Testaments, together with the Epistle of Barnabas and of the Shepherd Hermas, which was abstracted by Dr. Tischendorf from the Greek monastery of Mount Sinai, is a work of the hands of the unwearied Simonides himself. Inasmuch as I myself saw him in 1843 ... in the month of February writing it in Athos...Dr. Tischendorf, coming to the Greek monastery of Sinai in 1844, in the month of May (if my memory does not deceive me), and remaining there several days, and getting into his hands, by permission of the librarian, the codex we are speaking of, and perusing and re-perusing it frequently, abstracted secretly a small portion of it, but left the largest portion in the place where it was, and departed undisturbed...And I know yet further, that the codex also was cleaned with lemon-juice, professedly for the purpose of cleaning its parchments, but in reality in order to weaken the freshness of the letters, as was actually the case.
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		+	In 1815, some 50 years before the book was found, William Turner visited the St. Catherine's Monastery and wrote:
		+	:“To my enquires after manuscripts and a library the priest answered, that they had only three Bibles and I took their word more readily as Richard Pococke in the mid 1700s states they had no rare manuscripts.”
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		+	This means that from the mid-1700’s till 1815 there had only been Three Bibles in St. Catherine's Monastery. Unlike other old community, St. Catherine had never been plundered and the scholar considered it as an inexhaustible mine of antiquity.
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		+	In 1845, Fr. Porphyrius Uspensky of Russia visited St. Catherine's Monastery and he examined the Codex Sinaiticus and maintained a firm position that the Codex Sinaiticus was a relatively new bible and he disputed with Constantin Tischendorf about its age. Constantin Tischendorf, in turn, presented Fr. Porphyrius Uspensky with several sheets from the publication of the Codex Sinaiticus, as indicated by the inscription on one leaf.
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		+	In 1850, Fr. Porphyrius Uspensky revisited the St. Catherine's Monastery from June to August where he compiled a catalogue of Greek manuscripts from the monastery library at the request of the community. That was the first scientific based catalogue of the oldest and richest library collections of the Orthodox East.
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		+	In his writings he states:
		+	:The best Greek manuscripts are stored in the priors' cells. There are only four of them, but they are very precious for their antiquity rarity and handwriting features, for their content, for the elegance of the beautiful faces of the Saints and entertaining drawings and paintings…The first manuscript, containing the Old Testament which was incomplete and the entire New Testament with the epistle of St. Barnabas and the book of Hermas, was written on the finest white parchment...
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		+	In 1850, Fr. Porphyrius Uspensky stated that the Codex Sinaiticus was written on the finest '''white parchment'''. This is also the case today for the 43 sheets that Constantin Tischendorf took in 1844 and then later gave it to Fr. Porphyrius Uspensky in their dispute. Those 43 sheets are called the Codex Friderico Augustanus and are now located in Saxony. Today, the Codex Sinaiticus are yellowed and darkened in color. For some reason after 1850 these pages became yellow and they look much older than they truly are. But miraculously the other 43 sheets that were sent to Fr. Porphyrius Uspensky remain white. There is growing forensic evidence that the Codex Sinaiticus is a 19th century forgery, sponsored by the Catholic Church, in order to undermine the Protestant Bible. For more information you can read Dr Bill Cooper PhD, ThD, books “The Forging of the Codex Sinaiticus” and “New Testament Fragments. Amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls.”
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		+	The evidence given by Dr Cooper on this subject and the surprised response from the British Library staff at the youthful condition of the manuscripts is very compelling. For example the Magna Carta (1200 AD) is so frail and desiccated that it is enclosed in a sealed environment, to prevent total disintegration. The Codex Sinaiticus is allegedly 800 year older than that, and yet it has had no special preservative treatment or conditions all this time, the parchment condition is fresh, supple and un-oxidized. This is the cause of the surprise, of the British Library staff, who are acknowledged as world class experts in handling such manuscripts. Additionally, there is evidence of textual tampering, attempts at artificially aging the manuscript, and alleged bookworm tracks that start in the middle of the page.

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	Below is the cover of the book which is available today at the Aristotelian University Library in Thessaloniki Greece with a library number of 30543. The title page of the book has the Greek letter of ΑΩΜΓ, which represents the year 1843. The Greek letters can also be used as numbers.		Below is the cover of the book which is available today at the Aristotelian University Library in Thessaloniki Greece with a library number of 30543. The title page of the book has the Greek letter of ΑΩΜΓ, which represents the year 1843. The Greek letters can also be used as numbers.
		+	[[Image:the Star of the East on August 1, 1843.jpg\|thumb\|The newspaper the Star of the East on August 1, 1843 wrote about Constantine Simonides new book]]
		+	The newspaper the Star of the East on August 1, 1843 wrote about Constantine Simonides new book. The image of the newspaper article of the book review.

-	~~The newspaper~~ the ~~Star~~ of the ~~East on August 1~~, ~~1843 wrote about Constantine Simonides new book~~. ~~Below~~ is the ~~image~~ of the ~~newspaper article~~ of the ~~book review~~.	+	In Oct 15, 1862, Kallinikos Hieromachos, wrote a letter, were it stated that:
		+	:...I do myself declare to all men by this letter, that the Codex of the Old and New Testaments, together with the Epistle of Barnabas and of the Shepherd Hermas, which was abstracted by Dr. Tischendorf from the Greek monastery of Mount Sinai, is a work of the hands of the unwearied Simonides himself. Inasmuch as I myself saw him in 1843 ... in the month of February writing it in Athos...Dr. Tischendorf, coming to the Greek monastery of Sinai in 1844, in the month of May (if my memory does not deceive me), and remaining there several days, and getting into his hands, by permission of the librarian, the codex we are speaking of, and perusing and re-perusing it frequently, abstracted secretly a small portion of it, but left the largest portion in the place where it was, and departed undisturbed...And I know yet further, that the codex also was cleaned with lemon-juice, professedly for the purpose of cleaning its parchments, but in reality in order to weaken the freshness of the letters, as was actually the case.

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	A [[Palaeography\|paleographical]] study at the [[British Museum]] in 1938 found that the text had undergone several corrections. The first corrections were done by several scribes before the manuscript left the scriptorium. In the sixth or seventh century, many alterations were made, which, according to a [[colophon (book)\|colophon]] at the end of the book of [[Esdras]] and [[Book of Esther\|Esther]] states, that the source of these alterations was ''"a very ancient manuscript that had been corrected by the hand of the holy martyr [[Pamphilus of Caesarea\|Pamphylus]]"'' (martyred AD 309). If this is so, material which begin with 1 Samuel to the end of Esther is Origen's copy of the [[Hexapla]]. From this colophon, the correction is concluded to have been made in [[Caesarea Maritima]] in the 6th or 7th centuries. The pervasive [[iotacism]], especially of the ει diphthong, remains uncorrected.		A [[Palaeography\|paleographical]] study at the [[British Museum]] in 1938 found that the text had undergone several corrections. The first corrections were done by several scribes before the manuscript left the scriptorium. In the sixth or seventh century, many alterations were made, which, according to a [[colophon (book)\|colophon]] at the end of the book of [[Esdras]] and [[Book of Esther\|Esther]] states, that the source of these alterations was ''"a very ancient manuscript that had been corrected by the hand of the holy martyr [[Pamphilus of Caesarea\|Pamphylus]]"'' (martyred AD 309). If this is so, material which begin with 1 Samuel to the end of Esther is Origen's copy of the [[Hexapla]]. From this colophon, the correction is concluded to have been made in [[Caesarea Maritima]] in the 6th or 7th centuries. The pervasive [[iotacism]], especially of the ει diphthong, remains uncorrected.
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		+	=== Constantine Simonides ===
		+	[[Image:Aristotelian University Library in Thessaloniki Greece with a library number of 30543.jpg\|thumb\|The cover of the book which is available today at the Aristotelian University Library in Thessaloniki Greece]]
		+	A recent development has pointed to the codex being created by a forger called [[Constantine Simonides]]. Before the Codex Sinaiticus, the first five letters of Barnabas were not known to us, but with the "discovery" of the Codex Sinaiticus we were able to know what was in them. The Codex Sinaiticus was found by Constantin von Tischendorf in 1845. The only problem that we have is that in 1843, a good 2 years before the discovery of the Codex Sinaiticus, Constantine Simonides had published a book called the "The Letters of Barnabas" which he even had the first 4 letter that were first found in the Codex Sinaiticus exactly the same, word for word.
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		+	Below is the cover of the book which is available today at the Aristotelian University Library in Thessaloniki Greece with a library number of 30543. The title page of the book has the Greek letter of ΑΩΜΓ, which represents the year 1843. The Greek letters can also be used as numbers.
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		+	The newspaper the Star of the East on August 1, 1843 wrote about Constantine Simonides new book. Below is the image of the newspaper article of the book review.

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	'''Codex Sinaiticus''' (קודקס סינאיטיקוס, Σιναϊτικός Κώδικας; Shelfmarks and references: London, [[British Library\|Brit. Libr.]], Additional Manuscripts 43725; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] nº <big>'''א'''</big> [Aleph] or '''01''', [[[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 2]) or "Sinai Bible" is called one of the four [[great uncial codices]], an ancient, handwritten copy of the [[Koine Greek\|Greek]] Bible.		'''Codex Sinaiticus''' (קודקס סינאיטיקוס, Σιναϊτικός Κώδικας; Shelfmarks and references: London, [[British Library\|Brit. Libr.]], Additional Manuscripts 43725; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] nº <big>'''א'''</big> [Aleph] or '''01''', [[[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 2]) or "Sinai Bible" is called one of the four [[great uncial codices]], an ancient, handwritten copy of the [[Koine Greek\|Greek]] Bible.

-	Modern scholarship, following [[~~Constantine~~ von Tischendorf]], places it as being a 4th century manuscript but there is growing evidence among scholars that the manuscript is a fraud[http://www.sinaiticus.net]. The codex is an [[Alexandrian text-type]] manuscript in [[uncial script\|uncial]] letters on parchment. Scholars in favor of the critical text of the bible, view the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the greatest Greek texts of the [[New Testament]] and the codex is a celebrated historical treasure by many modern scholars, along with that of the [[Codex Vaticanus]]. Most supporters of the [[Received Text]] reject the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures. Until the discovery by [[Constantin von Tischendorf\|Tischendorf]] of the Sinaiticus text, the [[Codex Vaticanus]] was unrivaled.	+	Modern scholarship, following [[Constantin von Tischendorf]], places it as being a 4th century manuscript but there is growing evidence among scholars that the manuscript is a fraud[http://www.sinaiticus.net]. The codex is an [[Alexandrian text-type]] manuscript in [[uncial script\|uncial]] letters on parchment. Scholars in favor of the critical text of the bible, view the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the greatest Greek texts of the [[New Testament]] and the codex is a celebrated historical treasure by many modern scholars, along with that of the [[Codex Vaticanus]]. Most supporters of the [[Received Text]] reject the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures. Until the discovery by [[Constantin von Tischendorf\|Tischendorf]] of the Sinaiticus text, the [[Codex Vaticanus]] was unrivaled.

	The Codex Sinaiticus came to the attention of scholars in the 19th century at the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai\|Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mount Sinai]], with further material discovered in the 20th and 21st centuries. Although parts of the [[Codex]] are scattered across four libraries around the world, most of the manuscript today resides within the [[British Library]]. Since its discovery, supporters of the critical text believe the study of the Codex Sinaiticus has proven to be extremely useful to scholars for critical studies of biblical text. Supporters of the [[Received Text]] view the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures and perhaps even a forgery written by [[Constantine Simonides]].		The Codex Sinaiticus came to the attention of scholars in the 19th century at the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai\|Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mount Sinai]], with further material discovered in the 20th and 21st centuries. Although parts of the [[Codex]] are scattered across four libraries around the world, most of the manuscript today resides within the [[British Library]]. Since its discovery, supporters of the critical text believe the study of the Codex Sinaiticus has proven to be extremely useful to scholars for critical studies of biblical text. Supporters of the [[Received Text]] view the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures and perhaps even a forgery written by [[Constantine Simonides]].

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	'''Codex Sinaiticus''' (קודקס סינאיטיקוס, Σιναϊτικός Κώδικας; Shelfmarks and references: London, [[British Library\|Brit. Libr.]], Additional Manuscripts 43725; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] nº <big>'''א'''</big> [Aleph] or '''01''', [[[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 2]) or "Sinai Bible" is called one of the four [[great uncial codices]], an ancient, handwritten copy of the [[Koine Greek\|Greek]] Bible.		'''Codex Sinaiticus''' (קודקס סינאיטיקוס, Σιναϊτικός Κώδικας; Shelfmarks and references: London, [[British Library\|Brit. Libr.]], Additional Manuscripts 43725; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] nº <big>'''א'''</big> [Aleph] or '''01''', [[[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 2]) or "Sinai Bible" is called one of the four [[great uncial codices]], an ancient, handwritten copy of the [[Koine Greek\|Greek]] Bible.

-	Modern scholarship, following Constantine Tischendorf, places it as being a 4th century manuscript but there is growing evidence among scholars that the manuscript is a fraud[http://www.sinaiticus.net]. The codex is an [[Alexandrian text-type]] manuscript in [[uncial script\|uncial]] letters on parchment. Scholars in favor of the critical text of the bible, view the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the greatest Greek texts of the [[New Testament]] and the codex is a celebrated historical treasure by many modern scholars, along with that of the [[Codex Vaticanus]]. Most supporters of the [[Received Text]] reject the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures. Until the discovery by [[Constantin von Tischendorf\|Tischendorf]] of the Sinaiticus text, the [[Codex Vaticanus]] was unrivaled.	+	Modern scholarship, following [[Constantine von Tischendorf]], places it as being a 4th century manuscript but there is growing evidence among scholars that the manuscript is a fraud[http://www.sinaiticus.net]. The codex is an [[Alexandrian text-type]] manuscript in [[uncial script\|uncial]] letters on parchment. Scholars in favor of the critical text of the bible, view the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the greatest Greek texts of the [[New Testament]] and the codex is a celebrated historical treasure by many modern scholars, along with that of the [[Codex Vaticanus]]. Most supporters of the [[Received Text]] reject the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures. Until the discovery by [[Constantin von Tischendorf\|Tischendorf]] of the Sinaiticus text, the [[Codex Vaticanus]] was unrivaled.

-	The Codex Sinaiticus came to the attention of scholars in the 19th century at the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai\|Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mount Sinai]], with further material discovered in the 20th and 21st centuries. Although parts of the [[Codex]] are scattered across four libraries around the world, most of the manuscript today resides within the [[British Library]]. Since its discovery, supporters of the critical text believe the study of the Codex Sinaiticus has proven to be extremely useful to scholars for critical studies of biblical text. Supporters of the [[Received Text]] view the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures and perhaps even a forgery.	+	The Codex Sinaiticus came to the attention of scholars in the 19th century at the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai\|Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mount Sinai]], with further material discovered in the 20th and 21st centuries. Although parts of the [[Codex]] are scattered across four libraries around the world, most of the manuscript today resides within the [[British Library]]. Since its discovery, supporters of the critical text believe the study of the Codex Sinaiticus has proven to be extremely useful to scholars for critical studies of biblical text. Supporters of the [[Received Text]] view the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures and perhaps even a forgery written by [[Constantine Simonides]].

	Originally, the Codex contained the whole of both Testaments. Approximately half of the [[Greek Old Testament]] (or so called ''[[Septuagint]]'') survived, along with a complete [[New Testament]], plus the [[Epistle of Barnabas]], and portions of [[The Shepherd of Hermas]].		Originally, the Codex contained the whole of both Testaments. Approximately half of the [[Greek Old Testament]] (or so called ''[[Septuagint]]'') survived, along with a complete [[New Testament]], plus the [[Epistle of Barnabas]], and portions of [[The Shepherd of Hermas]].

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	'''Codex Sinaiticus''' (קודקס סינאיטיקוס, Σιναϊτικός Κώδικας; Shelfmarks and references: London, [[British Library\|Brit. Libr.]], Additional Manuscripts 43725; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] nº <big>'''א'''</big> [Aleph] or '''01''', [[[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 2]) or "Sinai Bible" is called one of the four [[great uncial codices]], an ancient, handwritten copy of the [[Koine Greek\|Greek]] Bible.		'''Codex Sinaiticus''' (קודקס סינאיטיקוס, Σιναϊτικός Κώδικας; Shelfmarks and references: London, [[British Library\|Brit. Libr.]], Additional Manuscripts 43725; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] nº <big>'''א'''</big> [Aleph] or '''01''', [[[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 2]) or "Sinai Bible" is called one of the four [[great uncial codices]], an ancient, handwritten copy of the [[Koine Greek\|Greek]] Bible.

-	Modern scholarship, following [[~~Constantine~~ von Tischendorf]], places it as being a 4th century manuscript but there is growing evidence among scholars that the manuscript is a fraud[http://www.sinaiticus.net]. The codex is an [[Alexandrian text-type]] manuscript in [[uncial script\|uncial]] letters on parchment. Scholars in favor of the critical text of the bible, view the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the greatest Greek texts of the [[New Testament]] and the codex is a celebrated historical treasure by many modern scholars, along with that of the [[Codex Vaticanus]]. Most supporters of the [[Received Text]] reject the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures. Until the discovery by [[Constantin von Tischendorf\|Tischendorf]] of the Sinaiticus text, the [[Codex Vaticanus]] was unrivaled.	+	Modern scholarship, following [[Constantin von Tischendorf]], places it as being a 4th century manuscript but there is growing evidence among scholars that the manuscript is a fraud[http://www.sinaiticus.net]. The codex is an [[Alexandrian text-type]] manuscript in [[uncial script\|uncial]] letters on parchment. Scholars in favor of the critical text of the bible, view the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the greatest Greek texts of the [[New Testament]] and the codex is a celebrated historical treasure by many modern scholars, along with that of the [[Codex Vaticanus]]. Most supporters of the [[Received Text]] reject the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures. Until the discovery by [[Constantin von Tischendorf\|Tischendorf]] of the Sinaiticus text, the [[Codex Vaticanus]] was unrivaled.

	The Codex Sinaiticus came to the attention of scholars in the 19th century at the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai\|Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mount Sinai]], with further material discovered in the 20th and 21st centuries. Although parts of the [[Codex]] are scattered across four libraries around the world, most of the manuscript today resides within the [[British Library]]. Since its discovery, supporters of the critical text believe the study of the Codex Sinaiticus has proven to be extremely useful to scholars for critical studies of biblical text. Supporters of the [[Received Text]] view the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures and perhaps even a forgery written by [[Constantine Simonides]].		The Codex Sinaiticus came to the attention of scholars in the 19th century at the [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai\|Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mount Sinai]], with further material discovered in the 20th and 21st centuries. Although parts of the [[Codex]] are scattered across four libraries around the world, most of the manuscript today resides within the [[British Library]]. Since its discovery, supporters of the critical text believe the study of the Codex Sinaiticus has proven to be extremely useful to scholars for critical studies of biblical text. Supporters of the [[Received Text]] view the Codex as a corruption of the scriptures and perhaps even a forgery written by [[Constantine Simonides]].