The Third Oldest Bible

Now here is a bit of Apologetics, I mean the type that is related to ancient manuscripts of the Bible. The Codex Washingtonianus will be on display in Washington, D.C. at the Smithsonian Museum's Freer Gallery. The ancient Bible is indeed very rare. It was transcribed in Egypt during the time of the Eastern Roman Empire, perhaps around the late fourth or early fifth century. The Codex Washingtonianus is known for an additional passage towards the end of the Gospel of Mark which reads as follows: "And Christ replied to them, 'The term of years of Satan's power has been fulfilled, but other terrible things draw near.'" This foregoing verse does not appear in any other known manuscripts of the Bible. Scholars believe that this verse deals with the question of whether God or Satan is in control on the planet for the time being. Whether any of the manuscripts attributed to Early Christianity is on display anywhere or in a lab somewhere being analyzed it is always good to know that they do exist, and perhaps one of the main reasons that I write this blog and why I am a Christian.

For more information regarding this rare display, I highly recommend reading the article titled: World's Third Oldest Bible Displayed at Smithsonian which was written by Jane J. Lee and is published by National Geographic. The link to the article is below.

World's Third Oldest Bible Displayed at Smithsonian

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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131227-ancient-bible-codex-washingtonianus-freer-logion-religion-culture/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20131231news-oldbible&utm_campaign=Content