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[–] Kattie [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The oldest known Bible written in Latin, one of the great treasures of the Anglo-Saxon world, is to return to Britain after more than 1300 years.

Codex Amiatinus was written by monks at Wearmouth-Jarrow monastery, in the north-east of England, in the early eighth century.

It was one of three produced: one is lost, one exists only in fragments. The surviving Bible was carried to Rome as a gift for Pope Gregory II - quite an undertaking, as the book weighs 35kg and measures a foot thick.

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[–] 11226151? 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Why is it there...are they giving it to the Mussies to burn?

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[–] NoRagrets 0 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago 

How long are we giving this thing before Mussies or SJWs destroy it?

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[–] derram 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

https://archive.fo/lFWN0 :

World's oldest surviving Latin bible returns to Britain after 1300 years

'The oldest known Bible written in Latin, one of the great treasures of the Anglo-Saxon world, is to return to Britain after more than 1300 years. '

'It is one of the greatest treasures of Anglo-Saxon times yet it is not very well known by the general public. '

'Codex Amiatinus was written by monks at Wearmouth-Jarrow monastery, in the north-east of England, in the early eighth century. '

'The surviving Bible was carried to Rome as a gift for Pope Gregory II - quite an undertaking, as the book weighs 35kg and measures a foot thick. '

'For centuries it was housed at the Abbey of the Saviour in Monte Amiata in Tuscany, before passing to the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence. '

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[–] 1Sorry_SOB 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Christ, What are the fees going be like?

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[–] yueter 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Older does not mean better when it comes to bibles.

Sounds not right, but it is.

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[–] Son_Of_Hate ago 

Care to explain why? Seems like it would be closer to the original source

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[–] yueter 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

With most things yeah.

Jist of it is, the Bible was used so extensively by most families (like 6 hours a day, every day, every week) that they wore out quite fast.

Imagine Bible A is written/edited/compiled wtvr by one group. And Bible B written/edited/compiled wtvr again by another group.

Both printed at the same time.

Bible A is put away and sits on a shelf in a dusty building. Bible B is opened, shut, dropped, spilled on, wtvr for hours each and every day.

Bible B is toast after a while. Time to copy or get a new Bible B. Few years later, gonna be time for another Bible B.

A few hundred years go by.

Oldest copy of Bible B is only few decades old.

Oldest copy of Bible A is centuries old.

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[–] MetalAegis 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If it falls in the river will the police fish it out? Probably not.