Tag: Manuscript Studies

Textual Criticism

Ancient Manuscripts: Unlocking the Past

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Did you know that over 25,000 handwritten copies of the New Testament exist today? These fragile pages, some nearly 2,000 years old, offer a direct line to voices from antiquity. They reveal how ideas traveled across continents and survived wars, fires, and time itself. Handwritten texts like the Dead Sea Scrolls or the Aleppo Codex […]

Greek Septuagint

Discover the Secrets of Ancient Manuscripts

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Cambridge University Library’s holdings, comprising 1.3 million maps and over 40,000 atlases and cartography texts, highlight the profound significance of ancient manuscripts and historical documents. These artifacts are instrumental in deciphering our historical narrative and forecasting our future trajectory1. They encompass a diverse array of medieval texts, rare books, and antiquarian codices, each offering unique […]