Since yesterday July 6th all the extant pages of Codex Sinaiticus, or the Sinai Book, one of the two earliest almost complete manuscripts of the Christian Bible (the other is Codex Vaticanus) are freely available in digitised form on the Internet. Codex Sinaiticus was written in the middle of the 4th century. It is one of the most important versions of the Septuagint, the Old Testament version used by early Greek-speaking Christians, and the New Testament. It is the most corrected early version of the Christian Bible, and sheds important light on how the Bible was constructed. It is also an important piece of book history.
Read more about Codex Sinaiticus on the wonderful Codex Sinaiticus website, where you now can also take a look at the manuscript itself. It is thrilling to browse those virtual pages, even if you do not understand 4th century Greek (I don't). Just think about all the centuries the manuscript has survived! There will be a book published for the general public about the Codex Sinaiticus project later. It will surely go onto my to-read list!
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