We just learned about the Codex Vaticanus, the oldest copy of the Bible ever found.
Another part of early Christianity is the Four Great Uncials.
The word Uncial sounds like "uh-nt-shell" and it means a kind of ancient writing.
Just like the Codex Vaticanus we just learned about, there are three other old writings called Codex that were discovered through the years.
- Codex Vaticanus, written around 300 AD
- Codex Sinaiticus, written around 330 AD
- Codex Alexandrinus, written around 400 AD
- Codex Ephraemi rescriptus, written around 450 AD
These all have the Old Testament and New Testament in them, and because they were found from different parts of the world over a hundred years apart, the Bible historians try to use them to make sure that the Bibles we read are all correct.
(from: wikipedia - great uncial codices)
Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Asyncritus - bishop of Hyrcania
