Treasure Codex Sinaiticus Acquired for British Museum
The British Museum plans to acquire Codex Sinaiticus from the Soviet Government with government matching funding. The manuscript, a 4th century Old and New Testament treasure discovered at Sinai by Tischendorf, will join Vaticanus as a premier biblical authority, now housed in Saint Petersburg prior to the Russian Revolution.
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the Times
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Additin
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Mount Sinai
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Saxony
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Tischendoff
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Barnabas
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Imperial Library
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Imperfectly Known Manuscripts and Edi tions 1867 Tischendorf
The text notes that two early gospel authorities differ from Codex Alexandrinus and each other. They form a shorter text omitting Mark ending twelve verses and key episodes, with briefer versions of the Lord's Prayer and Bethesda. Together they embody what Westcott and Hort call a Neutral text shaping revisions to the Revised Version.
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Tischendorf
Bethesda
St. John
Wetcott
Hort
Wingham Rifle Team Beats Gloucester For Scalps
In a at times close match Wingham defeated Gloucester at Tub Johnston's color with J McKeough top scoring after joining the side. Rrnie Harris aided Gloucester with key feeds while 21 W Hayman proposed a triangular competition and trophy between Wingham Taree Gloucester clubs.
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Gloucester
Tub Johnston
Tony
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J. McKeough
Rrnie Harris
Ted
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A Johnston
R. Johnston
Railyny
W. Hayman
Wingham, Taree
Gloucester Clube
A J. Lyndon
Wingstam
McKevagh
Sawyer Ee
Smart
Yarnoth
Lynden
T Fowler
Thbertson
Fond
W. Haywood
Brower
E. Harris
Baker
L. Thornbury
Cricket continues to fade as district match yields little play
The cricket season faltered with only one match played amid fair weather. Forfeits and travel woes kept teams away as Ree deavours failed to reach Whierdl’s River and Stratford, Rockhurst, and other venues faced disjointed play. Batting by Esston, Oldfield, Merchant, and Webeck produced a low total of 156, while Smith led the bowlers in damp conditions. Separately, pawnshops in Central London fell to 36 closures over four years, and Paris’s talking clock earned £25,000 from 4,000,000 users in a year.
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Tughbakh
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K Oldfield
Oldfield Wen
Fred
Keith Merchant
Giddey
C. Webeck
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