Searching for the Ark of the Covenant

AXUM, Ethiopia -- The Ark of the Covenant was built by Moses to hold the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments -- at the command of God himself.

For centuries in Jerusalem, it was the literal dwelling of the Most High, secreted in the darkness of the Holy of Holies. Then, it disappeared. For more than 2,000 years, the whereabouts of the Ark have been shrouded in mystery, despite countless attempts to track it down. There are many theories as to the whereabouts of the holy relic. Some say it's buried under the Temple Mount and others contend that it was carried to Egypt before being lost to history.

Wherever it may be, the lost Ark of the Covenant has become one of the most sought after Christian relics in history.

Consulting an Expert On a recent trip to Africa, CBN News met with Bob Cornuke, an explorer and founder of the Biblical Archaeology Studies and Exploration Institute.

Cornuke has been investigating a little-known theory about the Ark for over 10 years and agreed to take CBN News on another fact-finding adventure. As a former crime scene investigator in Los Angeles, Cornuke made a name for himself by searching for biblical relics based on the same techniques he used in law enforcement.

Using the Bible as a literal guide, he has traced the route of the Jewish exodus from Egypt, searched for Noah's Ark, and probed the mystery surrounding the true location of Mount Sinai, among other things. One particular theory about the Ark claims that just before the Babylonians invaded Jerusalem in 586 BC, Levitical priests moved the Ark to Egypt to save it from being destroyed. After more than a century there, sequestered on an island in the Nile called "Elephantine Island," it was moved again, all the way up the Nile river to the source of the Blue Nile -- Lake Tana in Ethiopia. On a Remote Island

The belief is that the Ark was hidden on a remote island in the huge lake, where it was cared for by monks in a tent similar to the tabernacle in the wilderness. The monks living on Tana Kirkos Island have not changed their way of life, or worship, for thousands of years. Even today, they dress in animal skins and live a primitive existence farming the small island. They also spend more than three hours a day in prayer. The monks showed CBN News instruments that were said to be brought with the Ark from Solomon's temple. One was a large bowl, or "gomer" that was used to collect the blood from the sacrifice before it was sprinkled on the Ark.

According to the monks, their ancestors safeguarded the Ark on Tana Kirkos for 800 years. In that time, Ethiopia became a Christian nation, and after that, the king retrieved the Ark and took it to Axum, which was at that time the capitol of the kingdom. The city of Axum is a dusty small town that sits in the northern part of Ethiopia. But it was once a thriving center of trade in the ancient world. Ethiopian kings built giant obelisks to mark their graves, which rival the pyramids in engineering genius.

The obelisks are called stelae, and many locals believe these massive monoliths were put into place by the power of the Ark itself. Legend has it that the Ark was taken there in about 400 A.D., and was placed in the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion.

'The Guardian'
The only man allowed to see the Ark is a monk called "The Guardian," who, once chosen for the job, is never allowed to leave the church enclosure -- about a quarter acre. Cornuke described why someone had never tried to steal the Ark, or at least sneak in to verify it's presence inside the church. "It's like a bunker," he said. "It is made out of cinderblocks, and they tell me that as you go in the front door, there is a corridor that goes to the left. Then there's a corridor that makes a sharp right turn, then another sharp right turn coming back to where they claim is the Ark of the Covenant, sitting in a big stone sarcophagus box with a silver inlaid ornate sleeve."
Cornuke said if the Ark had ever tried to be stolen, it could not make the corners in the tight hallways.

"So people say, 'Why doesn't somebody go in and get it?' It would be pretty hard to bring it out because they actually built the building around this object that they call the Ark of the Covenant," he added. CBN News arrived in Axum on the holiest day on the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar -- the festival of Timkat. It is a day when tens of thousands of the faithful make a pilgrimage to Axum, and a replica of the Ark is brought out of this church and paraded through the streets of the city.

The people sing and dance before the procession, and the party lasts all night long. Timkat is like Easter and Christmas all wrapped into one. It is their festival of the Epiphany and their most important holiday on the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar.

Old Testament-Style Worship
Women crowd into the city and spend all night worshipping, singing songs and praying. The women bowed and ululated by candlelight, and there was no doubt it was a privilege to be able to experience such a special occasion. The next morning these revelers continued the celebration with songs and dances that haven't changed in a millennia. It was a fascinating look into Old Testament-style worship that can't be found anywhere else in the world. At the end of the day, there was no way to know for certain if the story was true or not. But one thing is for sure: there is no doubt whatsoever in the minds of Ethiopian Christians -- they have the Ark of the Covenant, and they really don't care if the rest of the world believes it or not. Cornuke thought a moment before explaining what he thought of the theory.

"Well, we don't know where the Ark is," he admitted. "There are many tantalizing theories as to where the Ark could be primarily because it just disappeared in history, it just fell off the map."

¿DE QUE ARBOL CAISTE?

Busca el día de tu cumpleaños y encuentra tu árbol... una vez localizado busca abajo la explicación sobre el mismo. Es interesante y de alguna manera preciso, además de ser parte de la astrología Celta.

Diciembre 23 a Enero 01 - Manzano
Enero 2 a 11 - Abeto
Enero 12 a 24 - Olmo
Enero 25 a Febrero 03 - Ciprés
Febrero 4 a 8 – Álamo
Febrero 9 a 18 - Cedro
Febrero 19 a 28 - Pino
Marzo 1 a 10 - Sauce Llorón
Marzo 11 a 20 - Árbol de Limas
Marzo 21 - Roble
Marzo 22 a 31 - Avellano
Abril 1 a 10 - Árbol Rowan
Abril 11 a 20 - Arce
Abril 21 a 30 - Nogal
Mayo 1 a 14 – Álamo
Mayo 15 a 24 - Castaño
Mayo 25 a Junio 03 - Árbol de Cenizas
Junio 4 a 13 - Árbol Hornbeam
Junio 14 a 23 - Higuera
Junio 24 - Abedul
Junio 25 a 04 - Manzano
Julio 5 a 14 - Abeto
Julio 15 a 25 - Olmo
Julio 26 a Agosto 04 - Ciprés
Agosto 5 a 13 - Álamo
Agosto 14 a 23 - Cedro
Agosto 24 a Septiembre 2 - Pino
Septiembre 3 a 12 - Sauce Llorón
Septiembre 13 a 22 - Árbol de Limas
Septiembre 23 - Olivo
Septiembre 24 a Octubre 03 - Avellano
Octubre 4 a 13 - Árbol Rowan
Octubre 14 a 23 - Arce
Octubre 24 a Noviembre 11 – Nogal
Noviembre 12 a 21 – Castaño
Noviembre 22 a Diciembre 1 - Árbol de Cenizas
Diciembre 2 a 11 - Árbol Hornbeam
Diciembre 12 a 21 - Higuera
Diciembre 22 - Haya

ÁLAMO (la Incertidumbre). Es una persona con un alto sentido de la estética, no muy segura de sí misma, valiente sólo si es necesario, necesita rodearse de un ambiente agradable, es muy selectiva, a veces solitaria, muy entusiasta, de naturaleza artística, buena organizadora, intenta aprender a través de la filosofía, confiable en cualquier situación, asume las relaciones muy seriamente.

ABEDUL (la Inspiración). Una persona vivaz, atractiva, elegante, amistosa, no pretenciosa, modesta, no le gustan los excesos, aborrece lo vulgar, ama la vida en la naturaleza y la calma, no muy apasionada, llena de imaginación, un poco ambiciosa, crea una atmósfera de calma y satisfacción.

ABETO (el Misterio). Es una persona de extraordinario buen gusto, dignidad, sofisticada, ama la belleza, temperamental, testaruda, tiende al egoísmo pero se preocupa por quienes están cerca, más bien modesta, muy ambiciosa, de muchos talentos, industriosa, amante insatisfecha, de muchos amigos y enemigos, muy confiable.

ARCE (la Mente Abierta). Una persona fuera de lo común, llena de imaginación y originalidad, tímida y reservada, ambiciosa, orgullosa, segura de sí misma, con sed de nuevas experiencias, algunas veces nerviosa, tiene muchas complejidades, buena memoria, aprende rápidamente, con una vida amorosa complicada, le gusta impresionar. Debes buscar tener una relación seria que te llene tu vida, eso te haría feliz.

AVELLANO (lo Extraordinario). Es una persona encantadora, no pide nada, muy comprensiva, sabe como impresionar a la gente, segura, mente abierta, positivista, activa en la lucha de causas sociales, popular, temperamental y amante caprichoso, sensual y excesivamente apasionado, bello, sensible, honesto y compañero tolerante, con un sentido de la justicia muy preciso.

CASTAÑO (la Honestidad). De belleza inusual, no desea impresionar, con un desarrollado sentido de la justicia, vivaz, es una persona interesada, diplomática de nacimiento, sin embargo se irrita fácilmente y es muy sensible en compañía, muchas veces por falta de seguridad en sí misma, a veces actúa con sentido de superioridad, se siente incomprendida, ama una sola vez, tiene dificultades para encontrar pareja.

ÁRBOL DE CENIZAS (la Ambición). Es una persona excepcionalmente atractiva, vivaz, impulsiva, exigente, no le importan las críticas, ambiciosa, inteligente, llena de talentos, le gusta jugar con el destino, puede ser egoísta, muy fiable y digna de confianza, amante fiel y prudente, algunas veces el cerebro control al corazón, pero asume sus relaciones muy seriamente.

HAYA (la Creatividad). Tiene buen gusto, le preocupan las apariencias, materialista, organiza bien su vida y su carrera, es una persona ahorrativa, buen líder, no toma riesgos innecesarios, razonable, espléndida compañera de vida, gusta de mantener la línea (dieta, deportes, etc.)

ÁRBOL HORNBEAM (el Buen Gusto). De una belleza muy fresca, se preocupa por su apariencia y su condición económica, de buen gusto, no es egoísta, vive de la forma más cómoda posible de manera razonable y disciplinada, busca bondad y conocimiento en una pareja emotiva, sueña con amantes inusuales, a menudo es feliz con sus sentimientos, desconfía de la mayoría de las personas, nunca está segura de sus decisiones, muy concienzuda.

ÁRBOL DE LIMAS (la Duda). Acepta lo que la vida le da de una manera muy compleja, odia pelear, el estrés y el trabajo, pero le disgusta la pereza y la ociosidad, es suave y sabe ceder, hace sacrificios por los amigos, de mucho talento pero no suficientemente tenaz para explotarlos, se lamenta y se queja a menudo, es una persona muy celosa pero leal.

MANZANO (el Amor). De contextura liviana, mucho carisma, es una persona llamativa y atractiva, de un aura agradable, coqueta, aventurera, sensible, siempre enamorada, quiere amar y ser amada, compañera fiel y tierna, muy generosa, de talentos científicos, vive el día a día, filósofa despreocupada con imaginación. Totalmente despistada.

OLMO (la Mentalidad Noble). De figura agradable, buen gusto en el vestir, de exigencias modestas, tiende a no olvidar los errores, alegre, le gusta mandar pero no obedecer, es una pareja honesta y fiel, le gusta tomar decisiones por los demás, de mentalidad noble, generosa, con buen sentido del humor, práctica.

ÁRBOL ROWAN (la Sensibilidad). Llena de encantos, alegre, da sin expectativas, le gusta llamar la atención, ama la vida, las emociones, no descansa, e incluso gusta de las complicaciones, es tanto dependiente como independiente, tiene buen gusto, es una persona artística, apasionada, emocional, buena compañía, no olvida.

CEDRO (la Confianza). De una belleza extraña, sabe adaptarse, gusta del lujo, de buena salud, es una persona para nada tímida, tiende a ver de menos a la demás gente, segura de sí, con determinación, impaciente, le gusta impresionar a los demás, de muchos talentos, industriosa, saludablemente optimista, en espera el único y verdadero amor, capaz de tomar decisiones rápidamente.

CIPRÉS (la Fidelidad). Fuerte, muscular, adaptable, toma lo que la vida tiene para darle, es una persona satisfecha, optimista, ansía el dinero y el reconocimiento, odia la soledad, es una pareja apasionada, entregada y siempre insatisfecha, fiel, no se altera fácilmente, indócil, un poco pedante y totalmente desinteresada.

NOGAL (la Pasión). Implacable, es una persona extraña y llena de contrastes, a menudo egoísta, agresiva, noble, de horizontes amplios, de reacciones inesperadas, espontánea, de ambición sin límites, nada flexible, es una pareja difícil y poco común, no siempre agrada pero se le admira, con un ingenio estratégico, muy celosa y apasionada, no se compromete.

OLIVO (la Sabiduría). Ama el sol, de sentimientos cálidos y tiernos, razonable, es una persona equilibrada, evita la agresión y la violencia, tolerante, alegre, calma, un sentido bien desarrollado de la justicia, sensible, empática, no conoce los celos, le encanta leer y la compañía de personas sofisticadas.

PINO (lo Particular). Le encanta la compañía agradable, es una persona muy robusta, sabe hacer de su vida algo confortable, muy activa, natural, buena compañía pero no siempre amistosa, se enamora fácilmente pero su pasión se apaga al poco tiempo, no se rinde fácilmente, se decepciona de todo hasta que encuentra su ideal, es de confianza y de carácter práctico.

ROBLE (la Valentía). Es una persona robusta de naturaleza, valiente, fuerte, implacable, independiente, sensible, no le gustan los cambios, mantiene sus pies bien puestos sobre la tierra, y gusta de la acción.

SAUCE LLORÓN (la Melancolía). Una persona bella pero melancólica, atractiva, muy empática, ama las cosas bellas y de buen gusto, ama viajar, soñadora sin descanso, caprichosa, honesta, puede ser influenciada pero es difícil para convivir, exigente, con buena intuición, sufre en el amor pero a veces encuentra sustento en su pareja. Algunas veces le gusta mentir es bastante amigable

HIGUERA (la Sensibilidad). Muy fuerte, es una persona un poco voluntariosa, independiente, no permite las contradicciones o discusiones, ama la vida, su familia, los niños y los animales, un poco volátil socialmente, buen sentido del humor, Tímida pero extrovertida. Gusta de la ociosidad y la pereza, de un talento práctico e inteligencia. Persona muy sensual y atractiva al sexo opuesto. Costa de gran elegancia y porte.

The world of archeology is rocked by evidence of King David's palace unearthed in Jerusalem

How Jewish is Jerusalem?

You might think that's a silly question, but in the world of academia, revisionist history and even biblical archaeology, scholars have cast the shadow of doubt over Judaism's intrinsic connection to Jerusalem. The Moslem Waqf, the religious authority that administers the Temple Mount -- the site of Judaism's First and Second Temples -- has been claiming for years that there was never a temple there. But the idea that Israel is the historic homeland of the Jewish people and Jerusalem its holy capital has been under attack from far more reputable sources in recent decades as well.

Looking in the Wrong Place

But the debunkers of Jewish biblical history got some bad news recently, when a spunky, dedicated archaeologist began her latest dig. Dr. Eilat Mazar, world authority on Jerusalem's past, has taken King David out of the pages of the Bible and put him back into living history. Mazar's latest excavation in the City of David, in the southern shadow of the Temple Mount, has shaken up the archaeological world. For lying undisturbed for over 3,000 years is a massive building which Mazar believes is King David's palace.

For Mazar, 48, one of the world's leading authorities on the archaeology of ancient Jerusalem and head archaeologist of the Shalem Center Institute of Archaeology, the discovery was the culmination of years of effort and solid speculation. From the time she was a teenager, she had her nose in archaeology literature, and worked closely with her grandfather, renowned archaeologist Benjamin Mazar, who conducted the southern wall excavations next to the Western Wall. She holds a doctorate in archaeology from Hebrew University, is author of The Complete Guide to the Temple Mount Excavations, and in the 1970s and '80s worked on the digs supervised by Yigal Shilo in the City of David. The significant discoveries made then, including a huge wall called the "stepped-stone structure" -- which Shilo believed was a retaining wall for David's royal palace or part of the Jebusite fortress he conquered -- ignited Mazar to continue to look for the prize: David's palace itself.

Some biblical scholars gave up looking for the palace because, according to Mazar, they were looking in the wrong place. Scholars searched for remains of the palace within the walls of the ancient Jebusite city that David conquered and called Ir David (City of David). This city, while heavily fortified with both natural and man-made boundaries, was also very small, just nine acres in size. When no evidence of such a majestic palace as the Bible describes was found there, the next step was to claim that David's monarchy never really existed.

But Mazar always suspected that the palace was outside the original city, and cites the Bible to prove it. When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed, they went on the attack to apprehend him. This occurred after he conquered the Fortress of Zion, which was the actual nucleus of the city, and built his palace. The Bible says that David heard about it and "descended to the fortress," (2-Samuel 5:17), implying that he went down from his palace, which was higher up on the mountain than the citadel/city.

Mazar told Aish.com: "I always asked myself: Down from where? It must have been from his palace on top of the hill, outside the original Jebusite city."

Mazar says she was confident in her assessment of where the palace would be. What she discovered was a section of massive wall running about 100 feet from west to east along the length of the excavation (underneath what until this summer was the Ir David Visitors Center), and ending with a right-angle corner that turns south and implies a very large building.

Scientist, Not Philosopher

Within the dirt fill between the stones were found pottery shards dating to the 11th century BCE, the time when David established his monarchy. Based on biblical text and historic evidence, Mazar assumed that David would have built his palace outside the walls of the fortified but cramped Jebusite city which existed up to 2,000 years before; and in fact, the structure is built on the summit of the mountain, directly on bedrock along the city's northern edge, with no archaeological layers beneath it -- a sign that the structure constituted a new, northward expansion of the city's northern limit.

Complete Story: http://www.aish.com/jw/j/48961251.html

¿Vivir mejor o «el buen vivir»?

Columna Semanal de
Leonardo Boff

Según la ideología dominante, todo el mundo quiere vivir mejor y disfrutar de una mejor calidad de vida. De modo general asocia esta calidad de vida al Producto Interior Bruto de cada país. El PIB representa todas las riquezas materiales que produce un país. Entonces, de acuerdo con este criterio, los países mejor situados son Estados Unidos, seguido de Japón, Alemania, Suecia y otros. El PIB es una medida inventada por el capitalismo para estimular la producción creciente de bienes materiales de consumo.

En los últimos años, a la vista del crecimiento de la pobreza y de la urbanización favelizada del mundo y hasta por un sentido de decencia, la ONU introdujo la categoría IDH, el «Índice de Desarrollo Humano». En él se incluyen valores intangibles como salud, educación, igualdad social, cuidado de la naturaleza, equidad de género y otros. Ha enriquecido el sentido de «calidad de vida», que era entendido de forma muy materialista: goza de una buena calidad de vida quien consume más y mejor. Según el IDH, la pequeña Cuba se presenta mejor situada que Estados Unidos aunque con un PIB comparativamente ínfimo.

Por delante de todos los países está Bután, encajonado entre la China y la India, a los pies del Himalaya, muy pobre materialmente, pero que estableció oficialmente el «Índice de Felicidad Interna Bruta». Ésta no se mide por criterios cuantitativos, sino cualitativos, como buen gobierno de las autoridades, distribución equitativa de los excedentes de la agricultura de subsistencia, de la extracción vegetal y de la venta de energía a la India, buena salud y educación y, especialmente, buen nivel de cooperación de todos para garantizar la paz social.

En las tradiciones indígenas de Abya Yala, nombre para nuestro continente indoamericano, en vez de «vivir mejor» se habla de «el buen vivir». Esta categoría entró en las constituciones de Bolivia y Ecuador como el objetivo social a ser perseguido por el Estado y por toda la sociedad.

El «vivir mejor» supone una ética del progreso ilimitado y nos incita a una competición con los otros para crear más y más condiciones para «vivir mejor». Sin embargo, para que algunos puedan «vivir mejor» millones y millones tienen y han tenido que «vivir mal». Es la contradicción capitalista.

Por el contrario, el «buen vivir» apunta a una ética de lo suficiente para toda la comunidad, y no solamente para el individuo. El «buen vivir» supone una visión holística e integradora del ser humano, inmerso en la gran comunidad terrenal, que incluye además de al ser humano, al aire, el agua, los suelos, las montañas, los árboles y los animales; es estar en profunda comunión con la Pachamama (Tierra), con las energías del Universo, y con Dios.

La preocupación central no es acumular. Además, la Madre Tierra nos proporciona todo lo que necesitamos. Con nuestro trabajo suplimos lo que ella por las excesivas agresiones no nos puede dar, o le ayudamos a producir lo suficiente y decente para todos, también para los animales y las plantas. El «buen vivir» es estar en permanente armonía con todo, celebrando los ritos sagrados que continuamente renuevan la conexión cósmica y con Dios.

El «buen vivir» nos convida a no consumir más de lo que el ecosistema puede soportar, a evitar la producción de residuos que no podemos absorber con seguridad y nos incita a reutilizar y reciclar todo lo que hemos usado. Será un consumo reciclable y frugal. Entonces no habrá escasez.

En esta época de búsqueda de nuevos caminos para la humanidad la idea del «buen vivir» tiene mucho que enseñarnos.

Fuente: http://www.servicioskoinonia.org/boff/articulo.php?num=321

But the G8 is not offering a hard commitment

New initiatives for the world's poor at the G8 Summit that ended today July 10, 2009.

Weak leadership by the Italian host, Prime Minister Berlusconi, has resulted in very few concrete new initiatives for the world's poor at the G8 Summit that ended today. Having cut its aid spending by 56% this year, Italy lacked the moral authority or will to address the challenges posed by the economic, climate change and food crises.

These crises threaten to reverse the progress that has been made in reducing global poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. This is a shame because the change in the U.S. administration and President Obama's personal interest in global poverty issues had opened up new possibilities for the G8 to deliver more. We need to work to ensure that next year, when Canada hosts the G8, that our government provides strong leadership on initiatives to help the world’s poor.

A lot of worthy ideas from some G8 leaders didn’t amount to much. There were efforts to get an initiative on child and maternal health, where progress has been slowest in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. There was a push by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on a $100 billion fund to help poor countries deal with impacts of climate change and adopt clean energy. Negotiations were in process for new initiatives on child and maternal mortality, access to safe water and sanitation, and education for all. But they did not result in any tangible agreements.

The one positive outcome for the poor was a commitment by the G8 to work towards “a goal of mobilizing $20 billion over three years for sustainable agriculture development."

But the G8 is not offering a hard commitment, but an aspirational promise they hope to achieve with the help of other non-G8 countries. That means they want to meet the target, but don’t fully commit to making it happen. And it falls short of the $30 billion the Food and Agriculture Organization says is needed to deal with the food crisis. Canada will commit $600 million over three years to this effort, by shifting money already budgeted for aid to this purpose.

Some steps were also taken to improve G8 accountability with approval of an accountability framework that will try to better track past G8 commitments and the record of delivering on these promises. A full report using this framework is promised next year at the Canadian G8.

The lack of solid commitments to the poor is partly due to the weak leadership of Italy, the host country of this year’s G8.

We, as Canadians, need to work over the next year to make sure that there is strong leadership on poverty issues when Canada hosts the G8 next year.

Source:
http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/en/blog/weak-leadership-italian-host-means-meagre-results-g8

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKl0o5-UrQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emakepovertyhistory%2Eca%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fweak%2Dleadership%2Ditalian%2Dhost%2Dmeans%2Dmeagre%2Dresults%2Dg8&feature=player_embedded

Thomas Moore’s newest book, Writing in the Sand: Jesus & the Soul of the Gospels

Writing in the Sand
by Thomas Moore
Hay House,
ISBN 978-1-4019-2143-3

"Drawing on his background in theology, world religions, art history, psychology and mythology, author and psychotherapist Moore (Care of the Soul) proposes a fresh way of looking at the Christian gospels for those who once loved the texts, but no longer find them challenging. Moore believes the Jesus of the gospels was calling people to be open to life rather than attach themselves to a fixed teaching.

He reframes the wedding feast at Cana — said to be the scene of Christ's first miracle — as "the first lesson in Jesus spirituality: Be human, understand the importance of play and simple sensual pleasures and listen to your family. Then go deeper."

In Moore's reading of the gospels, Jesus himself is earthy and spiritual — a man clearly on the side of moderate sensual delight. Fans of Moore's previous books and readers who share his view that Jesus was not concerned with creating a religion or a plan for self-improvement, but was instead interested in a restructuring of the human imagination, will find plenty to ponder. (May 1)"

Source: http://barque.blogspot.com/2009/04/pubishers-weekly-reviews-writing-in.html

The Codex Sinaiticus Project

An opening from one of the two bound volumes at The British Library.
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. [Find out more about Codex Sinaiticus: http://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en/codex/default.aspx.]

The Codex Sinaiticus Project

The Codex Sinaiticus Project is an international collaboration to reunite the entire manuscript in digital form and make it accessible to a global audience for the first time. Drawing on the expertise of leading scholars, conservators and curators, the Project gives everyone the opportunity to connect directly with this famous manuscript.

[Find out more about the Codex Sinaiticus Project.]