jan 1, 330 - Codex Sinaiticus- Oldest Complete New Testament

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AD 330-360
The oldest surviving complete NT, including nearly entire OT.
Includes Epistle of Barnabas & Shepherd of Hermas
- The canon was not fixed everywhere by then-

Discovered at Saint Catherine's Monastery, by Constantin von Tischendorf, 1844/53/59.

Mark ends at 16:8, see Vaticanus commentary for Mark's longer ending debate overview.

Many scribes worked on it, adding corrections for centuries.

Four columns per page, very unusual.
Fine Parchment
Large Codex Format

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