Secrets of Mount Sinai: the Story of the World's Oldest Bible - Codex Sinaiticus
Hardcover
1986 · Garden City, New York
by Bentley, James
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0385232977 . A Fine edition that has a publisher's remainder sprinkling on the bottom page edge in a Very Good+ dust-jacket that is scuffed with some wear to the edges as well ; Secrets of Mount Sinai is the story of the world's oldest Bible, Codex Sinaiticus. Written in Greek in the 4th century AD, it is one of the most important manuscripts in the history of Christianity. It is also one of the most mysterious. James Bentley tells the story of this important manuscript and the people who discovered it, and the controversy that has surrounded it for centuries.; Remainder; 8vo; 272 pages . (Inventory #: 123510)