Theodore Beza

The Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis is a bilingual Greek-Latin manuscript of the New Testament, dated to around AD 400-420. Named after Theodore Beza, who presented it to Cambridge in 1581, it contains the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles in about 406 folios. Its unusual order of the Gospels (Matthew, John, Luke, Mark) and its place within the Western text make it an exceptional witness for textual criticism and the history of the transmission of the Scriptures.

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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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The Textus Receptus is a compilation of the Greek text of the New Testament first published by Erasmus in 1516. Revised by Estienne, Beza and the Elzevir brothers, it served as the basis for major translations such as the King James Bible and Luther's Bible. In the 19th century, the discovery of older manuscripts such as Codex Sinaiticus revealed its limitations. Modern critical editions (Nestle-Aland, UBS) have since replaced it, although it remains an essential historical reference.

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