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In-Depth Information
The
Codex Sinaiticus
, from
A.D.
350, is one of the oldest complete Bibles in exist-
ence (“codex” means it's an ancient, bound manuscript). It's one of the first attempts to
collect various books by different authors into one authoritative anthology. The parchment
is made from animal skin. It's in Greek, the language in which most of the New Testa-
ment was written. The Old Testament portions are Greek translations from the original
Hebrew. This particular Bible, and the nearby
Codex Alexandrinus
(
A.D.
425), contain
some books not included in most modern English Bibles. (Even today, Catholic Bibles
contain books not found in Protestant Bibles.)
