What is it about?
Codex Vaticanus and codex Sinaiticus are the oldest, almost complete manuscripts of the Bible. They contain the Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) and the New Testament. While their date from around the middle of the 4th century is generally accepted, there is debate about their place of origin. While for Codex Sinaiticus the indications point to a scriptorium in Caesarea Palaestina, the origin of the Codex Vaticanus is often located in Alexandria, but also in Caesarea. The paper presents observations that point to an origin of both codices in Caesarea.
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Why is it important?
Thee paper illustrates the history, specifics of the text, and some scribal conventions of these two important manuscripts of the Bible
Perspectives
The papeer presents new observations to an long standing debate in which old arguments often just have been passed on.
Siegfried Kreuzer
Kircchliche Hochschule Wuppertal
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This page is a summary of: Observations Concerning the Origins and the Relation of Codex Vaticanus to Codex Sinaiticus, Textus, August 2022, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/2589255x-bja10027.
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