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Bibles at the British Library....

Eddie Mair | 13:57 UK time, Wednesday, 23 July 2008

bible.JPG...or to be precise, the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament. AP reports: "The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, a 4th century version that had its Gospels and epistles spread across the world, is being made whole again - online. The British Library says the full text of the Codex Sinaiticus (we've pictured it here) will be available to Web users by next July,
digitally reconnecting parts that are held in Britain, Russia, Germany and a monastery in Egypt's Sinai Desert."

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This is the end of the Gospel of Mark. Both photos courtesy of the . We'll hear from them tonight.

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