Tag Archives: Manuscripts

Earliest Fragment of Romans Discovered?

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

A papyrus fragment with text from Romans 9 and 10 has been dated just this week to the mid-2nd century. If the date hold up, it is the oldest known fragment of Romans and one of the oldest extant copies … Continue reading →

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Has a new stash of old Jewish texts been discovered?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Word is out that some very old Jewish texts, including copies of scripture, have been found in an Afghanistan cave along the Silk Road. The discovery reportedly includes passages from Isaiah, an unknown history of the kingdom of Judea (the … Continue reading →

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Possible 2nd century manuscript of “Hebrews” discovered

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

Word has it a 2nd century fragment of Hebrews 11 was discovered three weeks ago. If the dating is correct this would be (I believe) the oldest extant copy of that book and one of the oldest New Testament manuscripts yet … Continue reading →

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Fragment of ‘Oldest Bible’ (Codex Sinaiticus) Discovered

Posted on September 2, 2009 by

A 30 year-old Greek researcher, pursuing a PhD in Britain, found a fragment of the Codex Sinaiticus in St. Catherine’s Monastery. The  monastery is located by Mt. Horeb – the traditional Mt. Sinai – in Egypt. The Codex Sinaiticus is a … Continue reading →

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Dead Sea Scrolls Online

Posted on August 27, 2008 by

Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday. High-tech … Continue reading →

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Codex Sinaiticus is Online, and Free

Posted on July 24, 2008 by

The Codex Sinaiticus (“Sinai Book”) is the oldest surviving manuscript of the complete Greek New Testament, though it also contains parts of the Septuagint (Greek version of the Old Testament) and some apocryphal works.  It has been dated to A.D. mid-4th … Continue reading →

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2,000 year-old Leviticus fragments discovered

Posted on July 11, 2008 by

This one hasn’t hit the big media outlets yet, but then archaeological news is sometimes slow out of the gate. The two small pieces of brown animal skin, inscribed in Hebrew with verses from the Book of Leviticus, are from … Continue reading →

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