Student discovers fragment of world’s oldest Bible

September 08, 2009

Nikolas Sarris, a 30-year-old doctoral student, has discovered an additional fragment of the world’s oldest Bible in the binding of an eighteenth-century book at St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai. The bulk of the Codex Sinaiticus, which dates from A.D. 350, was discovered at the monastery in the nineteenth century.

 

---

For all current news, visit our News home page.

---

 
Further information:

• Fragment from world's oldest Bible found hidden in Egyptian monastery (The Independent)
• Codex Sinaiticus (Official website)
• Codex Sinaiticus (Wikipedia)