Saturday dawns another beautiful clear crisp day, I was planning a trip to the Olympic centre then Lea river on Patrick's bike while Kerry rested but she had other plans.Sick of being sick she wanted to get the bus into London. We staggered up to the bus stop and caught the bus to the British library, had a problem with the bus stop so ended up wandering around the city for a bit then catching a train to St Pancras ( the patron saint of the digestive tract?) then to the library. By this time all Kerry was interested in was finding somewhere to vomit. She was very unwell so I took her back to Stratford. By the time we arrived Kerry send me back in.
The library has a very small amount of resources on display in one gallery other wise you need to be a accredited reader. My main interest is ancient Biblical texts and the codex sinaiticus was there but not the portions of gospels from a much earlier period I saw on my first visit in 1979.
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Its heavily corrected text is of outstanding importance for the history of the Bible and the manuscript – the oldest substantial book to survive Antiquity – is of supreme importance for the history of the book.
This book is a great illustration of why we can be confident the bible we have today accurately records the words and deeds of Jesus 2000 years ago. Every word on every page has been subject to comparison and correction at the time it was copied with earlier manuscripts now lost to us. Scholars who produce Modern translations go back to these ancient texts to ensure what we read today is as close as possible to the meaning of the original author writing a few years after Jesus death. It is true to say that no book in history has been subject to as much critical study and review as the bible.
Home to find Kerry in bed not at all well.
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