An ancient Hebrew scroll of the Book of Numbers discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran. It is highly famous among scholars for its rare scribal feature where several lines, including parts of the Balaam story, are written in red ink rather than standard black carbon ink.

An ancient Hebrew scroll of the Book of Numbers discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran. It is highly famous among scholars for its rare scribal feature where several lines, including parts of the Balaam story, are written in red ink rather than standard black carbon ink.

An ancient Hebrew scroll of the Book of Numbers discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran. It is highly famous among scholars for its rare scribal feature where several lines, including parts of the Balaam story, are written in red ink rather than standard black carbon ink.

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 Sinaiticus is one of the most celebrated and important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1,600 years ago, it contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest surviving complete copy of the New Testament. Originally discovered at St. Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, its surviving leaves are now preserved across four libraries worldwide, with the largest portion held at the British Library.

A stunning Greek uncial manuscript from the late 4th or early 5th century containing parts of the Old Testament Octateuch. Originally produced in Egypt, its surviving leaves are now preserved in three different European libraries. It is highly treasured for its beautiful script and its key role in the historical study of the Greek Old Testament.

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.

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.

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.