Anonymous. Wilbur N. Pickering, Th.M Ph.D is qioted as saying check out this documentary by Abduhla Films called “Bridge To Babylon” Dig into more than 9,000 articles in the Biblical Archaeology Society’s vast library plus much more with an All-Access pass. Dating to the mid-fourth century C.E., Codex Sinaiticus is the oldest complete manuscript of the New Testament. They knew this. Jews and Muslims to this day consider the destruction of their “holy book” to be a terrible sin, so Christian monks realising that they had a very misleading copy of the Bible on their hands would most likely act for the same reasons as I and in just the same way that I did.That very easily and practically explains Siniaticus and the explanation for Vaticanus is similar. Who is the envisioned recipient of this article? The old proverbial Trojan Horse trick worked very well back in the old days. Keep studying, kids! As Rodney King said, “Can’t we all just get along?” Actually at least to me it does seem to be more important to be able to get along than to be right, however right is defined. For example the Magna Carta (c.1200 AD) is so frail and desiccated that it is enclosed in a sealed environment, to prevent total disintegration. GREEN, SOVEREIGN GRACE TRUST FUND. Space does not allow me point out the mutilation of Codex Vaticanus (B). A footnote on #46 above: Besides the New World Translation, the others were The Amplified New Testament, The Living Bible, The New American Bible With Revised New Testament, New American Standard Bible, The Holy Bible—New International Version, The New Revised Standard Version, The Bible in Today’s English Version, and King James Version. That is in the Sinaiticus, but not in any manuscripts prior to the Council of Nicea. Sep 9th 2010, 10:18 PM. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. contends that Tischendorf should be considered a hero, not a thief, “Tischendorf on Trial for Removing Codex Sinaiticus, the Oldest New Testament.”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukRCVDmiAts, https://books.google.com/books/about/In_the_Beginning.html?id=C8Nw_SN2zgYC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false, https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102007409#h=22:2-23:524https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102007409#h=22:2-23:524, http://www.revisedstandard.net/text/WNP/id_3.html, http://purebibleforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNv-zzpIwBs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqBEuxGY7DI, http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200270815, Solving the Enigma of Petra and the Nabataeans, Video lectures from world-renowned experts, Four books published by BAS and the Smithsonian Institution, Instant access to the complete tablet edition back-issue catalog of. If somebody takes one of those dollar coins, it still looks like a lot money and I almost have a million dollars. A million is a million, not one less than a million. And presto, what do we have today? As Jeff said, you guys are confused about Mark 1:41. i have an 1560 geneva bible and 1611 an an 1678 an 1769.. 1829..1841 and also use other revived text bibles. Dig into the illuminating world of the Bible with a BAS All-Access membership. Hooray for the proponents of Sinaiticus and Vaticanus. A Roman Governor finds no fault with someone charged with insurrection and turning the world upside down?? “Angry” (orgistheis) is from codex D (Bezae) and some Old Latin manuscripts (so-called Western Text). After all this education I have decided to always demand the KJV Only. “Nowhere does the OT say; “He was with God in the beginning”. Andrew says on – 27 May 2016. W N Pickering points out that one of the major thrusts of modern versions is to undermine the authority of Scripture, by the use of enclosing “parts of the text in brackets and have” (ing) “numerous footnotes of a sort that raise doubt about the integrity of the Text. Then at the last, they show one instance when the Codex referred to the “Son of God” and said it is an addition, not original. The woman caught in adultery from John 8 is omitted in Codex Sinaiticus. God works in, with and through fallen human beings, even when the errors/sins are most glaring. It is a very important manuscript. You can’t get any plalner than that. I had looked at a photo of the end of 2 Cor 13 in the CS, and it ended with verse 13, and the English translation on that same web page showed it ending with what we know as verse 13. Relevance. One other omission in Codex Sinaiticus with theological implications is the reference to Jesus’ ascension in Luke 24:51. P46, P66). A salvaged page of the Codex Sinaiticus from St. Catherine’s Monastery recovered in 1975. Steve, the Bible’s message is that of Justice, Love and Mercy. So no, the entire Codex Sinaiticus wasn’t going to be burned. Through this codex, the R.V. First, Codex Sinaiticus is not the oldest manuscript – it’s the oldest complete codex and from the 3rd-4th centuries. Actually Mark and other gospels is written after the death of Peter and Paul. If I misquote the Prime minister of my country just by a little bit, publicly, and insist that my quote is what he said, even when it is pointed out that I got it wrong, will I be excused by the Chief Prosecutor for the Government? See Dr Bill Cooper PhD, ThD, “The Forging of the Codex Sinaiticus” and “New Testament Fragments. This is history. Chuck said that the reason that many of these older manuscripts survived was because the early church did not trust them and so, they weren’t used and spared the damage which would have normally occurred to documents in continuous use. He had claimed to be God – equal with God, and they had tried on a number of occasions to stone HIm, just as Moses had said they should for a charge of blasphemy…as long as two or three witnesses could testify. and Sinaiticus, In And that was only a few years after it occured. Combine a one-year tablet and print subscription to BAR with membership in the BAS Library to start your journey into the ancient past today! Minuscule 1424 and the Pericope Adulterae. power of God to prevail over the unclean things of the spirits [or: The above article barely scratches the surface of the difference between the King James Version Bible (based on Textus Receptus) and Codex Sinaiticus. Set it in stone rag. In the end I wonder,was this truly a omission,or could there be illness,war,fire or any other disasters?? However, the earliest manuscripts that provide distinguishable readings date to about 200 AD (e.g. Readers are invited to double-check the data in the post. That is, assuming they existed….. Along with Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most valuable manuscripts for establishing the original text -see textual criticism - of the Greek New Testament, as well as the Septuagint. Its simple as that folks. Biblical Archaeology Review tablet edition: Stay on top of the latest research! Both the Codex and the KJV Greek manuscripts show the diety of Yeshua in different ways! I am mainly interested in all the verses that were not in the oldest manuscripts. Why not do an article as well featuring “What’s included in Codex Sinaiticus” which includes Jesus’ exalted position in Revelation, being referenced as the Son of God in many other parts of the gospels, the fact that Mark leaves with someone announcing Jesus’ resurrection, the fact that all 4 gospels and Paul’s letters are there (all of which clearly spell out Jesus’ deity and identity as Risen Lord)…and all of this from the 4th century…and when compared to other manuscripts and documents from early church fathers, the Codex Sinaiticus only further confirms that early Christians viewed Jesus as God? Ever think possibly he had more than ONE resource ??? Quick Bible Version Lesson: Codex SINAITICUS: "Discovered" in the 19th century by Constantin von Tischendorf in a Roman Catholic Monastery. Codex VATICANUS: "Discovered" in the 16th century by Deridius Erasmus - a Roman Catholic Priest, the Father of Humanism, and the inventor of Divorce & Remarriage False Teaching? Both are included in the Sinaiticus. Clearly that must have been because they were recognised from a very early date to be unreliable to the point of theological fraud. Scribe D wrote the whole of Tobit and Judith, the first half of 4 Maccabees, the first two-thirds of the Psalms, and the first five verses of Revelation Scribe B was a poor speller, and scribe A was not very much better; the best scribe was D. … Sinaiticus has 9000 passages differently than Textus Receptus. King James I, 47 translators used the Textus Receptus ('Majority text') manuscripts for their English Bible. There are likely missing portions on the Codex because they added to the current texts in order to push their dogma and make it more palatable to those they wished to convert. The English translation of the Textus Receptus: But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus (NKJV, 1982). Last time I looked poison is stil poison no matter what kind it is. “The term of years of Satan’s power has been fulfilled, but other How about logic? Jesus would be ashamed that “believers” still foment hatred toward His holy Church. Sinaiticus has “moved with compassion”, splanchnistheis in Greek, and not “angry” as you write. Disinformation is a great tool for controlling our minds! Regards Codex Siniaticius. Those wanting to use the Greek manuscripts needs to consult the fact that these were Yisraelis writing, not Greek and the language would have been written in Hebrew. Codex Sinaiticus & Vaticanus - Corruption in the KJV Bible Page 3/4 (also known as Codex B) Codex Vaticanus is considered to be the most authoritative of the Minority Texts, although it is responsible for over 36,000 changes that appear today in the new versions. There are hundreds of papyri (pages and fragments) much older, but incomplete. Additionally, Mark 1:1 in the original hand omits reference to Jesus as the Son of God.”. Hope this is helpful to prevent some misunderstandings. The question is not so much that the English translations should vary — I get that — but how the Mark translations match. What about the recognized theory that John is the first gospel written? Alert: since learning some Greek, I recommend the NKJV and NASB depending on whether you prefer the Critical Text vs. the Textus Receptus and Majority Text. I followed mostly Buddhism and Hinduism among other philosophies, because I found them to be helpful and peaceful. But do it with a sincerely open mind. The title says it all, and the constant attack on God’s Holy word to us by many. Craig, thanks for the link to battle of the bible. Textes Receptus has over 5000 manuscripts in numerous languages which all agree with each other in terms of content and detail. Codex Sinaiticus says that Jesus was moved with compassion in Mark 1:41. Forgive my ignorance, please. We did not command it…yet We bestowed on those among them who believed, their due reward, but many of them are rebellious.”. Additionally, Mark 1:1 in the original hand omits reference to Jesus as the Son of God. That’s pretty much identical to the late, great Chuck Smith’s (founder of the Calvary Chapel movement) opinion. All of this rich and detailed scholarship is available to you—right now—by buying a special All-Access pass. The manuscript has what is now considered the beginning of v. 55 and ending of v. 56 (rem: versification was added in 1551): “But he turned and rebuked them. These two facts should be enough to get your mind thinking whether you have made a right judgement in your comment – “…proving anything Godly about Christianity is bogus” 25 original letters absent, for a total of 58 letters’ worth of corruption. I prefer to accept the word of God by faith, the same way we attain salvation. The fact all four codices, discovered in four separate places and times, all agree with one another suggests Textus Receptus (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) ADDED them in the 16th century AD. personnaly have seen evangelists using NIV Codex Sinaiticus based bibles and in front of my eyes not but 3 different times this verse fulfilled. “One night some sheepherders were sitting around the campfire……..” just can’t hold a candle to “And there were shepherds abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night.”. Please force yourself to reconsider, take time and rethink your position, and seek the TRUTH. The earliest manuscripts are consistent. It cuts to the heart in a way the other versions never did. “And We sent Noah and Abraham, and established in their descendants prophecy and the Book: and some of them are rightly guided, but many are rebellious. These few differences between ancient codices don’t call into question any doctrine of Christianity. I really enjoyed the side-by-side comparison; it’s clear that scribes through time have substantially modified the text. The Codex Sinaiticus is allegedly 800 year older that that, and has had no special preservative treatment or conditions in all that time, yet the parchment condition is fresh, supple and un-oxidised. There’s also another question which IS academic but also glossed over: Can these manuscripts be useful to Bible students today? So it got past Mark 16:9, but I do not know for certain if it reached 16:20. Those Jewish leaders I dare say would have been far more familiar with the OT than you or I have ever been. terrible things draw near. Just like the serpent was doing the devils’ dirty work in the Garden of Eden where God walked and talked with our first parents, (and conquered – for a time), so too the devil has had his agents working to subvert and pervert Scripture……little by little, line by line, here a little there a little over many centuries. So why do these proponents never complained that these are not included in evangelical churches’ bible? I like the KJV AND the ESV, NKJV and NASB, et al. While faith comes by the hearing of the Word, the fact that there is the omission of the ending of St. Mark’s Gospel in the Sinaiticus, whatever the reason, does not prevent the Holy Spirit from bringing hearers to the knowledge of salvation in Jesus Christ, the crucified and risen Son of God. Recently found my way back to God, after researching for many, many years other types of religions/beleifs. In it we are given this assurance: “The green grass dries up, the blossom withers, but the word of our God endures forever.” (Isaiah 40:8; 1 Peter 1:25) The version known as the Peshitta plays a humble but important role in the accurate transmission of the Bible’s message to all of humanity The hurricane of Islamic conquest across the Middle East from the 7th century on was, of course, another major factor in destruction. After a cursory review, I count eight mistakes in this little article. I’m aware of no historical evidence that anything was erased and replaced. As for the differences between the two rogue manuscripts, they are seldom mentioned by their main supporters because they really destroy the underlying support for authenticity. Codex Sinaiticus (01, א) alone has a complete text of the New Testament. And we have very good reason, from Paul’s letters, most of which are accepted as authentic even by non-Christian scholars, that the earliest disciples believed that they had seen the risen Jesus on multiple independent occasions and were willing to die for that belief. omits verses with a multitude of documented quotes by the earliest Pre-Nicene Christians including converts of the Apostles Paul, Peter, and John; all of whom certainly has autograph versions of the New Testament books. Vaticanus originally contained a complete copy of the Septuagint("LXX") except for: 1. Corrupt Path – The ‘ Minority Text’ consists of only 5% of existing manuscripts . Prayer of Manasseh 3. That reading is also found in a few Old Latin mss of the Gospels. Ancient manuscripts? One of Jesus’ disciples had been such a zealot. I do have several annotated scriptures myself and they are from several different groups or editors A favorite is the New Jerusalem Bible, if for no other reason, it includes the deutero-canonical books of the OT such as Maccabees and Ecclesiasticus. I found the many negatives, outweigh the few positives.I forced myself to face the truth of this, grew up and have been happy not to look back. I can answer the first question here in part from my own experience. This was the greatest moment in thier lives for all there and they would have been really focused on what the ciach had to say,. Interesting article….and interesting comments. text of Papyrus 46, In Scribe B was responsible for the Prophets and for the Shepherd of Hermas 3. In Christianity, the term Textus Receptus (Latin for "received text") designates all editions of the Greek texts of the New Testament from the Novum Instrumentum omne established by Erasmus in 1516 to the 1633 Elzevier edition; the 1633 Elzevier edition is sometimes included into the Textus Receptus. It' pretty obvious, jut from counting the number of corruptions per verse, that Erasmus' exemplar gave out around v. 16. In Mt 6:12, Codex Sinaiticus reads “forgive us our *debts*” (not “sins”). The catholic “church” is a Roman institution of anti-Christ idolatry. May a non-Christian, non–Jewish reader of no particular faith point out that you would seem a much greater tribute to your respective Catholic and Protestant faiths were you to behave with more charity to each other and, with good will, attempt to dissipate all odium theologicum, replacing it with a more expansive spirit of brotherly/sisterly love and respect? I am just saying. Textes Receptus has over 5000 manuscripts in numerous languages which all agree with each other in terms of content and detail. “It has commonly been argued, for at least 200 years (John Bengel, d. 1752, was the first), that no matter what Greek text one may use it will not affect any doctrine. We won’t,we will always make asumptions based in what we have and might never been correct. From these they attempted to write a reconciled version that was later to become known as the Textus Receptus or "Received Texts." What is so important about the KJV being a translation from the Textus Receptus (received text)??? I am still researching this. the textual variant “Jesus, angry, stretched out his hand and touched him…” is in the Codex Bezae, not in the Codex Sinaíticus. .September 25 .2015)… If anyone is interested, a good place to start is the work of Dr Cooper. WHAT IS HIS SON’S NAME? Whatever happened to the mummy mask discovered in Egypt with the book of Mark used for making the mask? https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102007409#h=22:2-23:524https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102007409#h=22:2-23:524. re 17. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.”. In the 19th century, almost all Bible translations had a spurious Trinitarian addition at 1 John 5:7. Answer Save. I will want a copy of the oldest new testament it is written how Jesus says it should be. Makes me cringe if it really is the “best” and the “oldest”. However, Sinaiticus itself is not relevant, since the evidence is very strong that it was produced in the 1800s, which is why it is in such incredible flexible, supple condition, and the Leipzig pages are white parchment, contra the chemistry of parchment aging.. Codex Sinaiticus Authenticity Research Details are important. 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