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Genesis 1:1-46:28
Psalms 106-138
Hebrews 9:14 to end of book.
I and II Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Revelation

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The Codex Vaticanus has been dated to the first half of the 4 century A.D. (Prior to 350 A.D.). It
differs significantly from both the Latin Vulgate and the Textus Receptus.

Codex Sinaiticus

Codex Sinaiticus
A close rival to Codex Vaticanus is Codex Sinaiticus. It is dated accurately to between the years 325
A.D. and 360 A.D.. The nearer date would make it slightly more recent than the Vatican manuscript.
The Sinaiticus manuscript was discovered by Constantin Tischendorf at St. Catherines Monastery
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near Mount Sinai. The discovery was made in the late 19 century. The manuscript is currently
divided up between four locations, with the majority of it residing at the British Library. The story
of the discovery of the manuscript, and Tischendorf’s efforts to gain access to it, makes for exciting
reading. Like Codex Vaticanus, it is written in Greek. The Codex Sinaiticus is especially valued
because it contains the complete Greek New Testament.

Codex Alexandrinus
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The Codex Alexandrinus is a 5 century Greek Bible. It contains the majority of the Septuagint and
the New Testament. The manuscript resided for some time in Alexandria, Egypt, from whence its
name is derived. It was later taken to Constantinople in the possession of the Eastern Orthodox
Church. It was subsequently gifted to King Charles I of England (the son of King James VI of
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Scotland - King James I of England) in the 17 century. The manuscript now resides in the British
Library along with Codex Sinaiticus. The manuscript came to England too late to be of use to the
translators of the King James Bible.

Aside from the Bible manuscripts in their original Hebrew and Greek, and translations into other
languages such as the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate, there exist ancient manuscripts in Syriac,
Coptic, Georgian and other languages. These are valuable to use to compare with the original