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The Codex Alexandrinus (London, British Library, MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; Gregory-Aland no. A or 02, Soden δ 4) is a 5th century manuscript of the Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Septuagint and the New Testament. It received the name Alexandrinus from its having been brought by the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Cyril Lucaris from Alexandria to Constantinople. Wettstein designated it in 1751 by letter A, and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.

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  • Codex Alexandrinus
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  • The Codex Alexandrinus (London, British Library, MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; Gregory-Aland no. A or 02, Soden δ 4) is a 5th century manuscript of the Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Septuagint and the New Testament. It received the name Alexandrinus from its having been brought by the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Cyril Lucaris from Alexandria to Constantinople. Wettstein designated it in 1751 by letter A, and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.
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  • Uncial
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  • 2(xsd:integer)
Date
  • 400(xsd:integer)
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  • 180(xsd:integer)
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  • III , I
Name
  • Alexandrinus
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  • Byzantine text-type in Gospels, alexandrian in rest of NT
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  • Folio 65v from the Codex Alexandrinus contains the end of the Gospel of Luke with the decorative tailpiece found at the end of each book
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  • A
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  • elegantly written but with errors
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  • close to 74 in Acts, and to 47 in Rev
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  • 32(xsd:integer)
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  • The Codex Alexandrinus (London, British Library, MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; Gregory-Aland no. A or 02, Soden δ 4) is a 5th century manuscript of the Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Septuagint and the New Testament. It received the name Alexandrinus from its having been brought by the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Cyril Lucaris from Alexandria to Constantinople. Wettstein designated it in 1751 by letter A, and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation. Along with the Codex Sinaiticus and the Vaticanus, it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the Bible. It derives its name from Alexandria where it resided for a number of years before being given to the British people in the 17th century. Until the later purchase of the Codex Sinaiticus, it was the best manuscript of the Greek Bible deposited in Britain. Today, it rests along with Codex Sinaiticus in one of the prominent showcases in the Department of Manuscripts of the British Library.
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