Sinaiticus

(the "Sinai Book") is one of the world's most significant historical artifacts—a handwritten 4th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible. It is the oldest substantial book to survive from antiquity and contains the earliest complete copy of the New Testament . Core Facts & Significance

Originally contained the entire Greek Bible. Today, it includes: The complete New Testament. Substantial portions of the Old Testament (Septuagint). sinaiticus

Written between 330 and 360 CE, likely in Caesarea or Egypt. It was crafted using fine parchment made from animal skins, prepared with "lavish" expert workmanship to a paper-like thinness. (the "Sinai Book") is one of the world's

It lacks several passages found in later "Standard" Bibles, such as the resurrection narrative at the end of Mark (16:9–20) and the story of the woman caught in adultery in John. The Discovery "Scandal" Today, it includes: The complete New Testament

Two early Christian texts not in modern Bibles: the Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepherd of Hermas .