1 Leaf Rare 13th Cent. Vellum Latin Vulgate Bible Manuscript + Textual Variant

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1 Leaf Rare 13th Cent. Vellum Latin Vulgate Bible Manuscript + Textual Variant:
$500.00

First of all,when someone mentions a textualvariant in the New Testament, the response should not be \"I\'ve never heardof that before!\" or \"That\'s not in my King James Version of theBible!\" Rather it should be: \"What was originally written byLuke in the Acts of the Apostles?\" At Acts19:4 Paul states that John the Baptist “baptized with the baptism ofrepentance” and then added that John also told the people that they should alsobelieve in the one who would come after him, that is, “in Jesus.” The simple name “Jesus” is supported by theearliest and best manuscripts, including the Greek Papyrus #38, the seventh-centuryGreek Papyrus #74, the Greek Codex Sinaiticus, the Greek Codex Alexandrinus,the Greek Codex Vaticanus, another Greek uncial, a few Greek minuscules, Jerome’s Latin Vulgate (as seen here, with the wording “in iesum,”meaning “in Jesus,” shown in the last scanned image, right column, about half way down), the Harclean Syriac, some manuscripts of theSahidic Coptic, and the Bohairic Coptic.Later some scribe decided to add the title “Christ” to this passage inActs to produce the longer form “in Christ Jesus.” This later form with the wording “in ChristJesus” is found in the inferior King James Version, and does not represent theoriginal text as written by Luke in the Acts of the Apostles.

The sale is for a small leaf from a Latin Vulgate Bible written by amedieval scribe on vellum or animal skin in the 13th century, living inBologna, Italy. This is dated 200 to 250 years before Gutenberg\'s firstBible of 1455. The ink for the Biblical text is a dark brown, while therubrications for initial letters and chapter numbers alternate between red inkand blue ink. There are also small red marks to indicate the beginning ofverses. The colors are strong and fresh-looking, especially on the\"hair\" side, with the \"skin\" side being faded alittle.Size of thesheet is 4 1/4 in. x 6 1/4 in. Thetextblock area is 3 in. x 4 1/4 in. The writing by the scribe isextremely small and precise, with a full twelve lines per inch! The textcontains Acts 18:2 to 20:10. You can examine the Latin textand an English translation on the Internet. Notice especially the two (2) large initial capital letters at the beginning of chapters, alternatingbetween red and blue (see the scanned images). Notice that whatever colorthe letter is, then the decorative fine filigree lines are of the othercolor. You can see that the initial letters are actually longer thanthe body of the text. There are many memorable passages in the text.

We need to put into context the work of Christian scribes during the last 2,000years. During these centuries scribes developed two kinds ofabbreviations in the manuscripts that were copied and re-copied. Thefirst kind of abbreviation was the shortening or abbreviation of very commonwords, so that it was easier and quicker to write such words. These donot concern us here. The second kind of abbreviation was for the wordsheld sacred by Christians. In the Latin tradition, and especially inJerome\'s Latin Vulgate text, these were called \"Nomina Sacra\" meaning\"Holy Names.\" The common example of Nomina Sacra are Lord, God,Jesus, Christ, Holy Spirit, the Father, and the Son. This leaf has theNomina Sacra or Holy Name for the word \"LORD\" and \"CHRIST.\" There is one (1) instance of the abbreviation for CHRIST and four (4) instances of the abbreviation for LORD.

The winner of the sale willreceive the original handwritten leaf, as well as a photocopy of the Latintext, marked by someone who has a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (see the lastscanned image). This is an absolutely amazing leaf of the Latin Bible.

This is anoriginal 13th century handwrittenmanuscript Bible page, not a reproduction. Authenticity is 100%guaranteed.

Guarantee of Authenticity. All of the documents (whether handwrittenmanuscripts or printed texts) we sell are ORIGINALS. We guarantee everything wesell to be original and authentic. Due to their age, some imperfections can beexpected, so please read our descriptions and view our scanned imagescarefully. We stand behind our inventory and want to make sure that all of ourclients are completely satisfied with their purchases.