Sirach 48:23
"In his time the sun went backward, and he lengthened the king's life."
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Codex
Codex Vaticanus
1 of 2B
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.
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Codex
Codex Sinaiticus
2 of 2א
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 330 (4th Century AD)
Current LocationBritish Library, London; Leipzig University Library; National Library of Russia; St. Catherine's Monastery
Found LocationSt. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt
Scribal Context & Details
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.