01-25-2012, 09:13 AM
Thirdwoe Wrote:Maybe Brother Stephen Silver has a list of the most ancient known Eastern Manuscripts/Codices? I would love to know about them.
Shlama,
Chuck
Shlama Akhi Chuck:
The only complete (or very nearly complete) manuscripts of the Eastern Peshitta that I know about are the Younan Codex and the Khabouris Codex. The Mingana Codex is from the 17th Century. Surely there are others, but I don't personally know of any.
I have unverified information that there are 360 Eastern manuscripts but I'm guessing that this list is comprised mostly of fragments and partials containing a few books each. There are no doubt many more Western manuscripts than Eastern manuscripts. This is only my opinion and an educated guess.
Shlama,
Stephen Silver