Codex Alexandrinus
| Uncial 02 | |
 | |
| name | Codex Alexandrinus |
|---|---|
| text | New Testament |
| language | Ancient Greek |
| date | Fifth century |
| now | British Library |
| dimension | 37 x 32 cm |
| type | Byzantine text / Alexandrian Text |
| Category | III / I |
The Codex Alexandrinus (Gregory-Aland no. A 02) is a manuscript in large uncial almost complete Septuagint and the New Testament dating from the fifth century. The codex is named after the city of Alexandria. Just as the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus , it is one of the oldest and most complete copies of the Bible, Greek Content Written in uncial with two columns on each page, each column contains between 46 and 52 lines and each line between 20 and 25 letters History The codex is named after the city of Alexandria where it is assumed that it was written. It also cites Palestine. Ownership of the Patriarch of Alexandria since 1098, he was given to Charles I of England in 1628 by Cyril Lucar , patriarch of Constantinople. It is still owned by the royal family of England. The Codex Alexandrinus is currently kept at the British Library in London Importance of the codex It is the first of three major uncial manuscripts have been revealed to the public. And its variants are the first under the Greek text in the Polyglot Bible edited by Brian Walton in London (1654-1657). And even if the quality of its text does not match that of the other two (see Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus ), it will initiate a new era of biblical text search. See also
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