![]() ![]() Two years later the English scholar Dr. S. P. Tregelles was allowed to see Codex Vaticanus but he was not allowed to do much more. Kenyon continued, “renewed entreaty procured him six days’ longer study, making in all fourteen days of three hours each and by making the very most of his time Tischendorf was able in 1867 to publish the most perfect edition of the manuscript which had yet appeared.” In 1845 the great English scholar Tregelles was allowed indeed to see it but not to copy a word.” Tischendorf asked for permission to see the codex one more time, but was denied. “In 1843 Tischendorf, after waiting for several months, was allowed to see it for six hours. The well known scholar of textual criticism Sir Frederic Kenyon wrote an account of another well known scholar’s limited access saying: For many centuries the Vatican kept this important manuscript from the public. It seems to have been in the library for many centuries. Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest, most complete manuscripts of the Greek New Testament dating back to the fourth Century C.E.Ĭodex Vaticanus was listed in the first public catalog of the library’s contents in 1475, but nothing is known of it’s origins. One treasure which the Vatican famously suppressed for centuries was Codex Vaticanus 1209, known simply as Codex Vaticanus, or “Codex B”. Over a period of four centuries, only about 1,000 people have had access to these secret archives. In the 17th century about 150,000 items were designated as part of the “Secret Archives” and are not available to the public. The library contains over 75,000 codices and over one million other books. While the public Vatican library was officially created in 1475, the library itself actually dates back to the origins of the Roman Catholic Church. The Vatican Library is a treasure trove of ancient documents and artifacts. The Vatican Library Hid Original Hebrew Gospel Manuscripts for Centuries ![]()
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