Codex Sinaiticus
The Reunification of the World’s Oldest Bible Online
This landmark project has digitally reunited 800 pages of the world’s oldest Christian bible, thanks to the generosity of funders, including The Stavros Niarchos Foundation and The Leventis Foundation.
Fragments of the rare and fragile manuscript are housed in four locations across the world – at the British Library, the National Library of Russia, the Monastery of St Catherine in Egypt and Leipzig University Library in Germany.
The Codex Sinaiticus, the world's oldest Christian bible
These disparate fragments have now been brought together on one website, giving people all over the world free access to this important text.
Since its launch in summer 2009, www.codexsinaiticus.org has become an unparalleled success story, an essential tool for classical researchers and anyone with an interest in the history of this precious and fascinating manuscript.
Experience the Codex Sinaiticus online
We were taken aback by the volume of visitors to the Codex Sinaiticus website on the day it was launched. One million visitors tried to access the site, far exceeding our expectations. Since then, the feedback we have had has been overwhelmingly positive which is a tremendous endorsement of the project.
Dr Claire Breay, Lead Curator of Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts