‘Secretum’ in Latin does not mean ‘secret’ as some may suppose. “Vss. It also contains many other discrepancies. One scholar said, “The Sinai and Vatican disagree with each other a dozen times on every page.” Another scholar states, “It is easier to find two consecutive verses in which these manuscripts differ, than two in which they agree.” Yet another says, “They disagree 70% of the time and in almost every verse of the Gospels.”. The manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Juan Garces, the British Library project curator, said it should be no surprise that the ancient text is not quite the same as the modern one, since the Bible has developed and changed over the years. For example, the New International Version (NIV) concerning Mark, Chapter 16:9-20, wants you to believe these verses do not belong in God’s Word. What are some of the oldest manuscripts of the Bible currently in existence? Story: 1500 Year Old Bible Claims Jesus Christ was Not Crucified – Vatican in Awe Other Versions The Vatican has allegedly issued an official request to examine a 1,500-year-old Bible that has been held in Turkey for the past 12 years. An approximately 1,500-2,000-year-old Bible found in Turkey has left the Vatican in shock because it allegedly confirms that Jesus Christ wasn’t crucified as has come to be widely believed. First, the owners could have recognized that these manuscripts had been perverted by heretics. He was talking to one of the stewards, just prior to departing, who advised him he had kept in his room some copied manuscripts the monks had discarded. This papyrus fragment, also known as “P52,” is encased within a climate-controlled cabinet located inside the John Rylands Library of Manchester, England. The Holy Bible [Chinese, English, Italian, Latin, Spanish] The Holy Bible is available in almost every language on earth: In order to have access to the latest Bible version, kindly consult the website of your Episcopal Conference which takes care of the continuous updating of the translations. Always a friendly person The Vatican is using artificial intelligence to protect its vast digitized library of ancient artifacts, which includes the world's oldest surviving copy of the Bible. A 1500 year old gold lettered book alleged to be the "Gospel of Barnabas" has surfaced in Turkey. The oldest documents in the library date back to the first century. On that last trip, he took 694 pages, which ended up in St. Petersburg, Russia. Tischendorf secured these in return for some gifts to the monastery at Sinai. on our YouTube Channel The copy of the ancient Bible is valued as high as 40 million Turkish Liras ( 28 Mil. Deuterocanon. Codex Sinaiticus (Greek: Σιναϊτικός Κώδικας, Sinaïtikós Kṓdikas; Shelfmarks and references: London, British Library, Add MS 43725; Gregory-Aland nº א [Aleph] or 01, [Soden δ 2]) or "Sinai Bible" is one of the four great uncial codices, ancient, handwritten copies of a Christian Bible in Greek.The codex is a historical treasure. (A copy held at the Vatican dates from about the same period.) ), eSword modules,as well as MySword, an easy to, use Droid application. And some familiar -- very important -- passages are missing, including verses dealing with the resurrection of Jesus, they said. The New Testament portion includes the Epistle of Barnabas and The Shepherd of Hermas. It details incidents from Pastor Younce's time as a police officer in the city of Troy, Ohio, and includes some very interesting clippings about those incidents from the Troy Daily News. The book is alleged to say that Judas Iscariot took the place of Jesus at the crucifixion. The author is Marjorie A. Younce, the wife of Pastor Younce. What the publishers don’t tell you is that there are approximately 64,000 words missing. Discovered in a monastery in the Sinai desert in Egypt more than 160 years ago, the handwritten Codex Sinaiticus includes two books that are not part of the official New Testament and at least seven books that are not in the Old Testament. 10:00 a.m. Central Time BIBLE SUPPORT web page soon, and often. Sermons on the Book of Daniel - Heritage Radio Bible Class, New Radio Messages -Jonah - Unwilling Prophet, Great Web Site Exposing Errors of Answers in Genesis, Pastor Younce's new book, adapted from radio messages, and updated with added material is now available. Mark 7:16; 9:44,46; 11:26; 15:28. Two of the oldest complete (or nearly complete) manuscripts are the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus. The Bible comes from the Monastery of St. Catherine in the Sinai desert, where a scholar named Constantine Tischendorf recognized its significance in 1844 -- and promptly took part of it, Garces explained. There now have been several concordances which claim to define every word in the NIV. A few of these ancient codices have survived intact, giving us a solid view of the Bible used by the ancient church. Thoug… The book claims that Jesus also prophesied the coming of Muhammad. Matthew 17:21; 18:11; 23:14. "There are certainly theological questions linked to this," he said. It details incidents from Pastor Younce's time as a police officer in the city of Troy, Ohio, and includes some very interesting clippings about those incidents from the Troy Daily News. 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