Acts 28

Acts 28:3

"But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand."
Manuscripts (5)
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Codex Sinaiticus showing Acts 28:3 from Mid-4th Century found in Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, currently housed at British Library, London
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Codex Sinaiticus

1 of 501
Earliest Date~AD 330 (Mid-4th Century)
Current LocationBritish Library, London
Found LocationSaint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Scribal Context & Details

It is one of the four great uncial codices and contains the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Discovered by Constantin von Tischendorf in 1844, it remains one of the most important Greek texts for biblical scholarship.

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Codex Alexandrinus showing Acts 28:3 from 5th Century found in Alexandria, Egypt (traditional), currently housed at British Library, London
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Codex Alexandrinus

2 of 502
Earliest Date~AD 400 (5th Century)
Current LocationBritish Library, London
Found LocationAlexandria, Egypt (traditional)
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Alexandrinus is one of the four Great uncial codices and among the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the Bible. It is the oldest manuscript to use larger letters to indicate new sections, and it was the first manuscript of great importance and antiquity to be extensively used by textual critics.

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Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus showing Acts 28:3 from Mid 5th Century, currently housed at Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus

3 of 504
Earliest Date~AD 425 (Mid 5th Century)
Current LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details

It is a palimpsest where the original 5th-century biblical text was washed off and overwritten in the 12th century with treatises by Ephrem the Syrian. It is one of the four great uncials, and its underlying text was famously deciphered by Constantin von Tischendorf in the 1840s.

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Codex Angelicus showing Acts 28:3 from 9th Century, currently housed at Biblioteca Angelica, Rome
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Codex Angelicus

4 of 5020
Earliest Date~AD 800 (9th Century)
Current LocationBiblioteca Angelica, Rome
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details

It contains large lacunae in Acts 1:1-8:10 and in Hebrews 13:10-25.

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Uncial 049 showing Acts 28:3 from 9th Century, currently housed at Great Lavra Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece
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Uncial 049

5 of 5049
Earliest Date~AD 800 (9th Century)
Current LocationGreat Lavra Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details

Uncial 049 is a 9th-century Greek New Testament codex containing the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles with numerous lacunae.

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