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Fragment From World's Oldest Bible Found Hidden In Egyptian Monastery

Sid said:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...und-hidden-in-egyptian-monastery-1780274.html
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Rynner posted about this back in 2009.

Fragment of world's oldest bible 'discovered in Egyptian monastery'
A fragment of the world's oldest Bible, the Codex Sinaiticus, has been uncovered hidden underneath the binding of an 18th-century book in an Egyptian monastery.
By Andrew Hough
Published: 9:22AM BST 02 Sep 2009

The discovery was made by a British-based Greek academic, Nikolas Sarris, who is studying for his PhD in Britain, after he noticed a previously unseen section of the bible.

The 30 year-old student conservator, who has been involved in the British library’s project to digitise the Codex, said he almost instantly noticed the distinct Greek lettering as he was recently researching in the library of St Catherine's Monastery in Egypt.

https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/the-bible-its-own-history-as-a-book.39778/#post-901936
 
ramonmercado said:
Rynner posted about this back in 2009.

Fragment of world's oldest bible 'discovered in Egyptian monastery'
A fragment of the world's oldest Bible, the Codex Sinaiticus, has been uncovered hidden underneath the binding of an 18th-century book in an Egyptian monastery.
By Andrew Hough
Published: 9:22AM BST 02 Sep 2009

The discovery was made by a British-based Greek academic, Nikolas Sarris, who is studying for his PhD in Britain, after he noticed a previously unseen section of the bible.

The 30 year-old student conservator, who has been involved in the British library’s project to digitise the Codex, said he almost instantly noticed the distinct Greek lettering as he was recently researching in the library of St Catherine's Monastery in Egypt.

https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/the-bible-its-own-history-as-a-book.39778/#post-901936
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I believe that the fragments 'text' have now been deciphered?
 
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gordonrutter said:
Sid, when you post a link can you give either some context or give an extract from it. It let's readers know whether they want to click through to check it out and if the link goes dead it gives the mods a greater chance of recovering it.

Thanks
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Normally I would do just that. . . but at the time, I had to stop and deal with something else at the time, my apologies.
***P.S. I actually meant to post this link - but through hurrying I posted the wrong one, as I had to leave the house. . .
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...29241452424400d9a4270e9f89abf32&ei=38#image=2
 
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Sid said:
I would - but no 'edit' now available on my original input.
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There's more info here:

Discovery of a hidden Bible chapter written 1,500 years ago is 'fascinating' - and could provide key insights into the earliest translations of the religious text, experts say​

  • Hidden Bible text in Syriac was found masked behind two layers of writing
  • The parchment was reused by a scribe, which was a common practice
  • READ MORE: Academics discover a long-lost Bible chapter using UV light
PUBLISHED: 10:50, 12 April 2023 | UPDATED: 12:45, 12 April 2023

A 'hidden chapter' of Bible text written more than 1,500 years ago could provide key insights into how the religious text has changed over time, experts say. The new text comprises parts of Matthew 11-12 in the New Testament written in the ancient Syriac language, giving more details than today's standard Gospel text.

Scientists uncovered the scripture after applying UV light to a manuscript about ancient Christian stories and hymns housed at the Vatican Library.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...pter-written-1-500-years-ago-fascinating.html
 
One hopes it's not one of the hundreds of fake Dead Sea Scroll fragments currently circulating. :thought:

Here's a Smithsonian Magazine article on the subject:
All of the Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake, Report Finds

In 2009, Hobby Lobby president Steve Green began acquiring a collection of 16 Dead Sea Scrolls for his Museum of the Bible, a sprawling institution in Washington, D.C. that seeks to provide “an immersive and personalized experience with the Bible, and its ongoing impact on the world around us.”

The museum opened in 2017—and not long after, doubts began to swirl about the authenticity of its Dead Sea Scrolls. Five were confirmed to be fake. And now, reports Michael Greshko for National Geographic, a study commissioned by the museum has reached an even more damning conclusion: “[N]one of the textual fragments in the Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scroll collection are authentic.”
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This particular scroll-fakery scandal is mentioned on our dedicated Dead Sea Scrolls thread.

I posted there about a catalogue I own, from the 1965 Scrolls exhibition tour. There's a photo of its front page on the thread.

The exhibition was of the original, genuine Scrolls. Even those now look dodgy to me.

Kids used to be shown in books how to fake documents. Everyone of my age knows about careful tearing and cold tea.
We're calling Chinny. :chuckle:
 
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