The story of the Codex Sinaiticus Bible, the oldest complete copy of the New Testament in existence, reads like a script from an Indiana Jones film. Ever since a German explorer controversially removed it from an Egyptian monastery, four countries have fought for control over the ancient manuscript. From today, extracts from the 4th-century Greek original can be viewed online. Behind the scenes, however, “harsh and negative” discussions continue between Britain, Russia, Egypt and Germany to establish who has the right to the priceless artifact ...snip... The surviving copy of St Mark's Gospel, handwritten in Greek more than 1,600 years...