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Chronology of Important
New Testament Manuscripts |
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The Greek Manuscripts
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Manuscript
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Date Written |
Books Contained |
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John Rylands’ MS |
130 AD |
Portion of John’s Gospel |
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Bodmer Papyrus II |
150-200 AD |
Most of John’s Gospel |
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Chester Beatty Papyri |
200 AD |
Most of the New Testament |
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Diatessarn* |
160 AD |
Portion of all 4 Gospels |
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Codex Vaticanus |
325-350 AD |
Most of the Bible |
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Codex Sinaiticus |
350 AD |
Almost all of N.T. & ½ of O.T. |
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Codex Alexandrinus |
400 AD |
Most of the Bible |
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Codex Ephraemi |
400’s AD |
Most of the Bible |
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Codex Bezae |
450 AD |
Gospels & Acts |
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Codex Washingtonensis |
450 AD |
Gospels |
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Codex Claromontanus |
500’s AD |
Pauline Epistles |
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The Syriac (Christian Aramaic) Manuscripts
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Manuscript
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Date
Written |
Books Contained |
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Old Syriac Version |
400 AD |
Gospels |
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Syyriac Peshitta |
400 AD |
The Bible - 350+ Copies |
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Palestinian Syriac |
400-450 AD |
The Bible |
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Philoxenian |
508 AD |
The Bible |
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Harkleian Syriac |
616 AD |
The Bible |
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The Latin Manuscripts
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Manuscript
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Date
Written |
Books Contained |
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African Old Latin |
400 AD |
The Bible |
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Codex Corbiensis |
400-500 AD |
Gospels |
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Codex Vercellensis |
360 AD |
The Bible |
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Codex Palatinus |
400’s AD |
The Bible |
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Latin Vulgate |
366-384 AD |
The Bible |
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The Coptic (Egyptian) Manuscripts
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Manuscript
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Date
Written |
Books Contained |
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Sahidic |
300 AD |
The Bible |
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Bohairic |
400 AD |
The Bible |
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Middle Egyptian |
400-500 AD |
The Bible |
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Other Manuscripts
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Manuscript
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Date
Written |
Books Contained |
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Armenian |
400 AD |
The Bible |
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Gothic |
400 AD |
The Bible |
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Georgian |
500 AD |
The Bible |
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Ethiopic |
600 AD |
The Bible |
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Nubian |
600 AD |
The Bible |
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* A Harmony of the Gospels written by Tatian |
