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Codex Vaticanus

A major early witness to the Greek Bible, surviving with gaps in its biblical contents.

Manuscript or textual tradition

Type
Individual parchment codex
Approximate period
4th century CE
Language
Greek
Textual tradition
Greek Christian Bible: Septuagint and New Testament
Witnesses and designations
Vatican Library, Vat. gr. 1209 (B / 03)

How to investigate

Compare its readings with Sinaiticus, papyri, and other manuscripts; neither codex represents every ancient reading.

Sources and Further Investigation

Vatican Library digital manuscript

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Manuscripts

Codex Sinaiticus

The existing manuscript profiles recommend comparing these Greek biblical witnesses.

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