Cool Biblical Manuscripts
The Earliest Hebrew Manuscript
1. Ketef Hinnom silver amulets (necklases)
These amulets date back to around to 850 BCE and contrain old Hebrew letter. These letters quote the Aaron’s blessing in Numbers 6:24-26. See this brief article here
These amulets date back to around to 850 BCE and contrain old Hebrew letter. These letters quote the Aaron’s blessing in Numbers 6:24-26. See this brief article here

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2. The Leningrad 19b codex
The Leningrad Codex, completed in Cairo in 1008 CE by scribe Samuel ben Jacob, stands as the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible. This Hebrew text serves as the foundation for almost all the translations of the Old Testament.
You can see the Leningrad Codex here
The Leningrad Codex, completed in Cairo in 1008 CE by scribe Samuel ben Jacob, stands as the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible. This Hebrew text serves as the foundation for almost all the translations of the Old Testament.
You can see the Leningrad Codex here

3.Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah (200BC)
The Dead Sea Scrolls are the first text discovered that predate Jesus' time and give scholars the opportunity to confirm how accurate the Masoretes texts (about 1000AD) are.
Check out the Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah here.
4. Aleppo Codex (circa 920AD)
This is a text with about half of the Old Testament intact.
Check out the Aleppo Codex here!
The Dead Sea Scrolls are the first text discovered that predate Jesus' time and give scholars the opportunity to confirm how accurate the Masoretes texts (about 1000AD) are.
Check out the Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah here.
4. Aleppo Codex (circa 920AD)
This is a text with about half of the Old Testament intact.
Check out the Aleppo Codex here!
New Testament Manuscripts
P90 is a small fragment of papyrus with portions of the Gospel of John (18:36-19:7) on both sides in Greek.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society (London) and the Oxyrhynchus Imaging Project (Oxford). Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain
View Greek manuscripts at: The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts
View Greek manuscripts at: The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts
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Learn more about the Greek manuscripts here: https://www.csntm.org/videos/
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