One of the two great 4th-century Bibles and the leading witness to the Alexandrian text; closely matches P75.
Dating
First half or middle of the 4th century by palaeography; generally agreed, and often put slightly earlier than Sinaiticus.See the pages
About the manuscript
- Contents
- MatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 ThessaloniansHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeGospels, Acts, Catholic Epistles, Paul to Hebrews 9:14. The rest is lost (supplied in a 15th-century hand), so whether it had the Pastorals, Philemon and Revelation is unknown. Its chapter numbering implies an exemplar with Hebrews between Galatians and Ephesians.
- Found
- In the Vatican Library since at least its 1475 catalogue. Origin (Egypt or Caesarea) unknown.
- Held by
- Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City (Vat. gr. 1209)
- Also called
- B · Vat. gr. 1209 · 03