Crosby–Schøyen Codex MS 193
The Crosby–Schøyen Codex (MS 193; Crosby Codex, Mississippi Coptic Codex I, or the Savery Codex) is a biblical manuscript written in Coptic on papyrus. By comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been dated to 3rd-century CE. The manuscript comes from Alexandria. The codex consists of 104 pages (52 leaves), and contains the earliest surviving whole copies of the Book of Jonah and 1 Peter; It also contains Peri Pascha, part of 2 Maccabees (5:27 to 7:41), and an Easter homily.[1][2] It is considered an early example of the transition from scroll to codex.[1][3][4][5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MS 193 - The Schoyen Collection". www.schoyencollection.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ↑ Comerford, Ruth (4 April 2024). "Oldest Christian book goes on sale". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ↑ Magazine, Smithsonian; Anderson, Sonja. "One of the World's Oldest Surviving Books Is for Sale". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ↑ "Crosby-Schøyen Codex". ccdl.claremont.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ↑ Kiernan, Christine (3 April 2024). "One of the oldest books in existence expected to fetch over $2.6 million at auction". Reuters. Retrieved 18 April 2024.