One of the oldest surviving manuscripts of the Minor Prophets, this scroll contains portions of Jonah, Zechariah, and Malachi. Written in a distinctive semi-cursive Hebrew script from the mid-second century BC, it provides a window into how these prophetic writings were collected and preserved in antiquity.
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Scroll
4Q76 (4QXIIa) Minor Prophets a (Scan 2)
2 of 34Q76
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~150 BC (Mid-2nd Century BC)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details
One of the oldest surviving manuscripts of the Minor Prophets, this scroll contains portions of Jonah, Zechariah, and Malachi. Written in a distinctive semi-cursive Hebrew script from the mid-second century BC, it provides a window into how these prophetic writings were collected and preserved in antiquity.
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Codex
Codex Vaticanus
3 of 3B
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 300 (Early to Mid-4th Century AD)
Current LocationVatican Library, Vatican City
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details
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.
