Wisdom of Solomon 16

Wisdom of Solomon 16:27

"For that which was not destroyed of the fire, being warmed with a little sunbeam, soon melted away:"
Manuscripts (2)
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Codex Vaticanus showing Wisdom of Solomon 16:27 from Early to Mid-4th Century AD, currently housed at Vatican Library, Vatican City
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Codex Vaticanus

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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 Sinaiticus showing Wisdom of Solomon 16:27 from 4th Century AD found in St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt, currently housed at British Library, London; Leipzig University Library; National Library of Russia; St. Catherine's Monastery
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Codex Sinaiticus

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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.

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