This ancient Hebrew parchment scroll contains portions of Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Housed at the Rockefeller Museum, it represents an important early witness to the Torah and reflects the vibrant scribal techniques used during the late Hasmonean period.
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Papyrus
Papyrus Chester Beatty V
2 of 3962
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 200 (3rd Century AD)
Current LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Found LocationEgypt
Scribal Context & Details
Dating to the 3rd century AD, this manuscript is one of the oldest surviving substantial copies of the Book of Genesis in Greek. It contains portions of sixteen chapters, providing an important early look at how the Scriptures were read and copied by early Christian communities.
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Codex
Codex Alexandrinus
3 of 3A
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 400 (5th Century (c. 400-440 CE))
Current LocationBritish Library, London
Found LocationAlexandria, Egypt
Scribal Context & Details
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.
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