Codex Vaticanus
A fourth-century Greek Bible has been continuously held and catalogued since the fifteenth century.
Nommé hors de la BibleManuscritmid-4th century AD
A fourth-century Greek Bible on fine parchment, three columns to a page, listed in the Vatican's first catalogue in 1475 and never lost. With Sinaiticus it is the base of most modern critical editions of the New Testament.
Old and New Testament in Greek, written in three columns of forty-two lines.
- Découvert
- In the Vatican Library since at least 1475
- Conservé à
- Vatican Apostolic Library, Rome (Vat. gr. 1209)
- Langue
- Greek
- Comment il nous est parvenu
- Jamais enfoui — recopié à la main, génération après génération, jusqu'à l'imprimerie.
Ce qu'elle montre
It is incomplete: the end of Hebrews, the Pastoral Epistles and Revelation are missing from the original hand.
Ce qu'en font les historiens
With Sinaiticus, the backbone of the modern critical text.
Dans l'Écriture
Sources
Ces textes sont pour l'instant en anglais. Les traductions suivront.