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And then when I read a modern version of the Bible (derived from the Westcott and Hort revisions) I never experience this power or anything like it at all??? All religions are based on truth claims. Set it in stone rag. We wont,we will always make asumptions based in what we have and might never been correct. . 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. I am so sorry that you do not see the work of GOD in our envroinment , yourself and in people around you. And now there are Christians in every country on earth just as Jesus commanded his disciples to do. So no, the entire Codex Sinaiticus wasn't going to be burned. This cannot be an unblemished codex. Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. But also, Maurice A. Robinson can show, there are a few Byzantine texts at the time of Alexandrian texts. 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. Woe to the Textus Receptus supporters. Sinaiticus codex. Amen (Matthew 6:13). The consequences of all this are serious and are far reachiing for the future of the Church.. In Mt 6:12, Codex Sinaiticus reads forgive us our *debts* (not sins). Actually, the Christian apologist who says that BAR is wrong to point out the theological significance of omitting the ascension and the resurrection appearances in the corrupt Critical Text is himself naive. Versions of the bible that are forever under scrutiny?. However, the two authoritative fourth-century Greek manuscriptsCodex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanusboth end with Mark 16:8. WHAT IS HIS NAME? By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. Read Edward F. Hills Believing Bible Study. Thanks, BAR, for discussing it as it relates to Sinaiticus onlyl. If I have 999, 999 dollar coins, one may conclude that I am a millionaire, even I might. 2) The book is handwritten in Greek by four different scribes. Please give a link that is based on literature and that would show the inauthenticity of Codex Sinaiticus. 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. We rember what we want, what seemed imoortant to us, but mostly just very general ideas. Details are important. If somebody takes one of those dollar coins, it still looks like a lot money and I almost have a million dollars. Just like in the 1800s , Europe saw an infiltration into the Seminaries and Colleges by Romes agents to weaken Protestant influence for the ensuing generations and swing them back to Rome (still going on today folks), so too the work of W&H in the late 1800s brought a major shift in the thinking about how scholars should or could go about their work of translation of Scripture. The book in question is Codex Sinaiticus, often referred to as the oldest Bible in the world. Ancient manuscripts? On the occasion of a third visit to the convent of "St. Catherine, on Mount Sinai, in 1859, it was discovered by Dr." Tischendorf. Is it not because of these negatives that the world is so rotten as it is? There is really no difference in the basic doctrinal message and only a few details are really differentnothing that would affect anyones faith or salvation. ; it is a blessing there are such early ones. delivered over to death, that they may return to the truth and sin I prefer to accept the word of God by faith, the same way we attain salvation. On actually checking the Greek text, however, I found that what was numbered 13 in the CS was the verse we know as 14. Mark and John: A Wedding at CanaWhose and Where? Same guy that established the doctrine of the Trinity, btw. Everybody knows that except the Sinaiticus. Thank you also for the many useful links provided. Thanks. of the Greek New Testament. How is it that these ancient manuscripts lay forgotten (Siniaticus) or ignored (Vaticanus) for 1500 years or more? So our second question is really: why were these two unorthodox* manuscripts unused? This certainly speaks to who He is the I AM. 1) Constantine Simonides claimed that he wrote the document based on collating pre-existing manuscripts, and that his uncle corrected the document. So it's not even really near Mount Sinai or where they believe Sinai to be. Subversion is often of a greater danger than frontal attack. But again, there's like 14,000 differences between the Bible King James Bible that we read today and the Book of Sinai, which I believe was actually found in Syria. Text Type. the textual variant Jesus, angry, stretched out his hand and touched him is in the Codex Bezae, not in the Codex Sinaticus. Visit the library for more information on the Textus Receptus. One other omission in Codex Sinaiticus with theological implications is the reference to Jesus ascension in Luke 24:51. God has become a stigma in our society today, the lack of morality I think is a reflection of that stigma. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of . 8 years of Archaeology Odyssey online, exploring the ancient roots of the Western world in a scholarly and entertaining way, The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. You know perfectly well that the omission of these texts in no way theologically threatens any Biblical doctrine. 3) It contains approximately 27,000 corrections and . The argument made is that because they are believed to be physically the oldest, they must represent the fewest changes from the originals. MacArthur also appealed to "Three hundred and fifty-plus copies of the Syriac Bible.". I mostly appreciate the articles but always find the comments helpful and sometimes entertaining. (HINT: The Catholics would burn one at the stake for even possessing a Bible copy back in the day). Also, in Matthew 6:13, Codex Sinaiticus ends the Lords Prayer with the phrase but deliver us from [the] evil [one] (which is omitted above), but the doxology (for thine is the kingdom) is absent. 5. It doesnt alter Christian theology to include it. So it got past Mark 16:9, but I do not know for certain if it reached 16:20. Please force yourself to reconsider, take time and rethink your position, and seek the TRUTH. Home Blog Debate Audio - James White vs. Chris Pinto: Is Codex Sinaiticus a Modern Forgery? this early version of the text, just as it would, perhaps, to the possibility that other 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! In 2003 he published a 200-page study of nine of the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world.* His study examined several passages of Scripture that are controversial, for that is where bias is most likely to interfere with translation. For each passage, he compared the Greek text with the renderings of each English translation, and he looked for biased attempts to change the meaning. Interpretation is of God also. It is known by other names, such as the Traditional Text, Majority Text, Byzantine Text, or Syrian Text. Therefore reveal thy righteousness terrible things draw near. Hopefully their path will lead to righteousness worthy of Almighty Gods approval. Both the Codex and the KJV Greek manuscripts show the diety of Yeshua in different ways! Clearly, as promised, Jehovah God has preserved his Holy Word. This is also the text that agrees with more than 95% of the Bible Manuscripts in Koine (common) Greek. Are you afraid readers will get a conclusion contrary to your publishing bias? In Jesus Name. It is the text type favored by the majority of modern textual critics and it is the basis for most modern (after 1900) Bible translations. his words will never pass away ! Neither Codex Sinaiticus nor Vaticanus contains the versein fact, the earliest witness we have to the longer ending of the Our Father is a late fourth- or early fifth-century parchment called Codex . We simply dont know what to believe anymore!. This later kind of division is an unfortunate tragedy, because Christians are not following Scripture that teaches love, peace, and unity amongst the believers. But do it with a sincerely open mind. Additionally, Mark 1:1 in the original hand omits reference to Jesus as the Son of God.. Even back then there was an undue political influence and the personal interests of committee members affected the outcome Whatever happened to the mummy mask discovered in Egypt with the book of Mark used for making the mask? The King James Version of the Bible, the best-selling Bible of all time, was translated using the Textus Receptus. So is the conclusion of the Lords Prayer: For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Would appreciate knowing what is considered to be the oldest versions of the OT and NT. Video lectures from world-renowned experts. A million is a million, not one less than a million. https://www.faraboveall.com/015_Textual/SinVat_Galatians.pdf Siniaticus was pristine because it was not read and loved and cried over for 1400 years. Anything that gets into the public arena gets trashed, but in a way it makes me happy to read all, the responses, because it tells me that there are still passionate people out there who are looking. Published in 1611 by the Church of England, the King James Bible (KJV) is an English translation of the Christian Bible. The Codex is in the British Library, not the British Museum. Of course, the implications of this, if true, are monumental. The English translation was not translated from the Codex, but evidently copy-pasted from some English version of the Bible and mapped onto the verse numbers in the CS. We did not command ityet We bestowed on those among them who believed, their due reward, but many of them are rebellious.. But regarding Mark, I would to point out another consideration. Keep studying, kids! Jesus would be ashamed that believers still foment hatred toward His holy Church. The King James Version of the Bible, ordered by James I of England (r. 1603-1625), and other translations from the era of the Protestant Reformation used this text. Surely you know. Mark 16:6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. Your email address will not be published. The King James and New King James Versions are translations from the Byzantine text-type whereas modern translations (New American Standard, New International Version, New Living Translation, Holman Christian Standard Bible, and etc.) 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. If they were deliberately mis-copied by different groups in different locations to support certain theological doctrines, then one could expect differences between the two results, but it is simply not possible to explain how two faithful copies of an original text could end up so incompatible. The Masoretic Text and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scripture testifies to that truth time and again. Further plausible (as a Greek translator of NT into a Somali dialect told me), Imagine the arrogance of Tischendorff. Chuck said that the reason that many of these older manuscripts survived was because the early church did not trust them and so, they werent used and spared the damage which would have normally occurred to documents in continuous use. I am still researching this. I believe GOD has preserved his word as he said he would . And why would God hide the truth from his people for almost 2000 years before giving them the correct script of His Holy Word in the form of Codex Sinaiticus? Have you read John Burgons The Last Twelve Verses of Mark? He concluded that Siniaticus and Vaticanus were copied from a lectionary onto superb vellum in a rich scriptorium. On July 6, 2009, the world's oldest Bible went digital. It was not something that they had to work out..DID HE or DIDNT HE? . Thank you. Im aware of no historical evidence that anything was erased and replaced. i have an 1560 geneva bible and 1611 an an 1678 an 1769.. 1829..1841 and also use other revived text bibles. According to James Bentley, Tischendorf was not troubled by the omission of the resurrection in Mark because he believed that Matthew was written first and that Marks gospel was an abridged version of Matthews gospel. Just wish the world would realize that all organized religions are made up by mankind. Who has made all the ends of the earth to rise?
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