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Where did Constantin von Tischendorf find 4th-century Bible leaves in May 1844?
Tischendorf saw 43 vellum leaves in a basket of material the monks were preparing to burn for fuel. The Codex Sinaiticus is the oldest complete Greek New Testament. The complete manuscript reached Russia in 1859.
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The German Theologian Who Found a 4th-Century Greek Bible Manuscript in a Wastebasket at Saint Catherine's Monastery in May 1844 Constantin von Tischendorf visited Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai in May 1844 looking for old biblical manuscripts. He spotted 43 vellum leaves of an unfamiliar Greek script in a wastebasket of materials the monks were preparing to burn for fuel. The leaves were 4th-century — the oldest substantially complete Christian Bible manuscript known. He took 43 leaves home. A second 1859 visit secured the rest.
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