12-04-2010, 03:55 PM
Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus are Fourth Century cousins associated with the Roman Catholic Latin Vulgate prepared by Jerome in the Fourth Century. The Vulgate has most of the same errors as found in Sinaiticus and Vaticanus. Jerome's mission was to prepare a Latin Bible for the Church, but he may have assembled a Greek NT text first from Aramaic sources. Jerome traveled to the East looking for "Hebrew" versions of the scriptures.
Most of Jereome's effort was involved in the Old Testament, so Sinaiticus and Vaticanus may have been assembled by his assistants. Codex Sinaiticus was also "discovered" in the 19th Century. The Crawford manuscript of Revelation dates to about the 14th Century. However, I doubt that it is based on either Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus.
Otto
Most of Jereome's effort was involved in the Old Testament, so Sinaiticus and Vaticanus may have been assembled by his assistants. Codex Sinaiticus was also "discovered" in the 19th Century. The Crawford manuscript of Revelation dates to about the 14th Century. However, I doubt that it is based on either Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus.
Otto