Étude 1 sur 2 · Le codex Ephraemi Rescriptus

  1. Étude 1 : Le codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
  2. Étude 2 : Le codex Claromontanus
  • The Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus

    The Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus is a palimpsest manuscript of the 5th century (AD 400-440), discovered by Tischendorf in 1840 and held in the National Library of France. Written in Greek uncial script, it contains portions of the Old and New Testaments and belongs to the Alexandrian family of the biblical text, regarded as close to the originals. It is fundamental for textual criticism and the history of the transmission of the Scriptures.

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  • The Codex Claromontanus

    The Codex Claromontanus (Codex Dp or 06) is a bilingual Greek-Latin manuscript of the 6th century containing the epistles of Paul and a stichometric catalogue. Discovered at Clermont-en-Beauvaisis by Theodore Beza, it is held in the National Library of France. Made up of 533 folios, it belongs to the Western text family and is an exceptional witness for textual criticism and the history of the transmission of the Scriptures.

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