Posted on 09/03/2009 1:14:39 AM PDT by BlackVeil
A fragment of the world's oldest Bible, the Codex Sinaiticus, has been uncovered hidden underneath the binding of an 18th-century book in an Egyptian monastery. The discovery was made by a British-based Greek academic, Nikolas Sarris, ... Last year The British Library put The Book of Psalms and St Mark's Gospel online, and now the remaining pages have been made free for public use for the first time. Along with the Codex Vaticanus, the Codex Sinaiticus is considered the oldest known Bible in the world. Originally more than 1,460 pages long and measuring 16in by 14in, it was written by a number of hands around the time of Constantine the Great. ... "Even if there is a one-in-a-million possibility that it could be a Sinaiticus fragment that has escaped our attention, I thought it would be best to say it rather than dismiss it,” he told The Independent. Speaking to The Art Newspaper, Father Justin said the monastery would use scanners to look more closely at how much of the fragment existed under the newer book binding. "Modern technology should allow us to examine the binding in a non-invasive manner," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
GGG ping.
This is totally awesome!
ROFL!!!!
Joshua 1:10
MOTHER-OF-ALL-HUMOR-BREAKS BUMP
Codex Sinaiticus — previously unknown fragment found
The Independent | Wednesday, September 2, 2009 | Jerome Taylor, Religious Affairs Correspondent
Posted on 09/01/2009 5:55:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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Wisdom of Solomon perhaps. Or Sirach.
"Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,"
Mm-kay, if you say so :)
later
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