An early copy of 1 and 2 Kings written on papyrus, which is unusual since most Dead Sea Scrolls are on parchment. It dates to the Hasmonean period and features exceptionally large script, suggesting it originally contained only selected portions of the royal histories.

An early copy of 1 and 2 Kings written on papyrus, which is unusual since most Dead Sea Scrolls are on parchment. It dates to the Hasmonean period and features exceptionally large script, suggesting it originally contained only selected portions of the royal histories.

An early copy of 1 and 2 Kings written on papyrus, which is unusual since most Dead Sea Scrolls are on parchment. It dates to the Hasmonean period and features exceptionally large script, suggesting it originally contained only selected portions of the royal histories.

Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest and most valuable surviving manuscripts of the complete Greek Bible. It has been securely housed in the Vatican Library since at least the late 15th century and is celebrated for its elegant script written on very high-quality vellum.

Codex Alexandrinus is one of the four great uncial codices of the Greek Bible. It contains the vast majority of the Septuagint and New Testament, and was the first of the great uncials to become accessible to modern scholars.