I noticed earlier this month a member of the Baptist Board mentioned the provenance of the Codex Sinaiticus. He mentioned that there is a new argument that has been popping up – Sinaiticus is not a 4th century document but rather a more modern fake. While several jumped on this to defend the provenance of Sinaiticus, no one pointed out that this is not a new discussion.
“Constantine Simonides has turned up again, and accuses Professor Tischendorf of passing off as an original manuscript of the Codex Sinaiticus sundry excerpts transcribed, proprio manu, by him, Simonides, when employed as calligraphist to a Greek monastery at Mount Athos. The Tischendorfites fiercely deny the charge of Simonides, and a paper war is being kept up on the subject.”
The Guardian, Tuesday, December 30, 1862, p. 3
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