The British Library is to lend one of its greatest treasures, the world\u2019s oldest bible, to the British Museum for an ambitious and groundbreaking exhibition exploring 1,200 years of Christian, Islamic and Jewish faith in Egypt after the pharaohs.<\/p>\n
The Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world and has only been lent once, in 1990 \u201d\u201c also to the British Museum \u201d\u201c when both collections shared the same building.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is quite phenomenal they they are able to lend it to us,\u201d\u009d said Elisabeth O\u2019Connell, assistant keeper in the British Museum\u2019s department of ancient Egypt and Sudan. \u201cWe are absolutely thrilled.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
The codex dates back to the 4th century AD. Handwritten in Greek, not long after the reign of the Emperor Constantine the Great, it contains the earliest complete manuscript of the New Testament.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a> and there is more about the British Library New Testament here<\/a> and the full reunited text can be seen here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The British Library is to lend one of its greatest treasures, the world\u2019s oldest bible, to the British Museum for an ambitious and groundbreaking exhibition exploring 1,200 years of Christian, Islamic and Jewish faith in Egypt after the pharaohs. The…<\/span><\/p>\n