World's oldest Bible to go on display in British Museum
The oldest surviving copy of the Bible will leave the British Library for only the second time since 1933 when it is lent to the British Museum in October.
The Bible, known as Codex Sinaiticus, dates back to the fourth century AD and will be part of a display in the British Museum exploring 1,200 years of Christian, Jewish and Islamic faith in Egypt after the pharaohs.
The codex contains the first complete copy of the New Testament and is considered one of the world's most valuable artefacts....
Brian Edwards | 7/17/2008
