Revelation 12

Revelation 12:18

Manuscripts (3)
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Papyrus 47 showing Revelation 12:18 from Early 3rd Century found in Faiyum, Egypt, currently housed at Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Papyrus

Papyrus 47

1 of 3P47
Earliest Date~AD 200 (Early 3rd Century)
Current LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Found LocationFaiyum, Egypt
Scribal Context & Details

Papyrus 47 is a 3rd-century papyrus codex containing portions of the Book of Revelation (chapters 9-17). It is one of the earliest extant witnesses to these apocalyptic texts, sharing a close textual affinity with Codex Sinaiticus.

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Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus showing Revelation 12:18 from Mid 5th Century, currently housed at Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Codex

Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus

2 of 304
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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Uncial 051 showing Revelation 12:18 from 10th Century, currently housed at Pantokratoros Monastery, Mount Athos
Codex

Uncial 051

3 of 3051
Earliest Date~AD 900 (10th Century)
Current LocationPantokratoros Monastery, Mount Athos
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details

It contains the Book of Revelation with a commentary by Andreas of Caesarea written in cursive letters. The manuscript's uncial letters uniquely lean to the right.

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"You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me."
— John 5:39

"O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, would distress you"
— Quran: Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 101

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— 2 Peter 1:20

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