The Codex Sinaiticus, also called the Sinai Bible, is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament, including the deuterocanonical books,
Book of Esther
Luke 11:2 in Codex Sinaiticus
A portion of Codex Sinaiticus, containing Esther
John 7:52–8:12 without the pericope 7:53–8:11 in Sinaiticus
Saint Catherine's Monastery, officially the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, is a Christian monastery located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egy
Codex Sinaiticus
…proven to be useful to scholars for critical studies of the biblical text. Codex Sinaiticus came to the attention of scholars in the 19th century at Saint Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, with further material discovered in the 20th and 21st centuries. Although parts of the codex are scattered across four libraries…
General view of Saint Catherine's Monastery, looking down from Mount Sinai
Moses & Bush Icon Sinai c 12th century
Saint Catherine's Monastery with Willow Peak (traditionally considered Mount Horeb) in the background
The monastery's centuries-old bramble is considered to be the biblical burning bush.