MOTBgeneralCatalogue_01252016_noSpreads
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1. A fragment of Genesis from the Dead Sea<br />
Scrolls (~2100 years old)<br />
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CODEX CLIMACI RESCRIPTUS (CCR):<br />
2. The CCR contains a popular Christian text<br />
from the early Middle Ages, “The Ladder<br />
of Divine Ascent,” in Syriac translation. Faintly visible beneath the black ink here<br />
is a copy of the Gospels, erased over 1,000 years ago when the parchment was<br />
reused.<br />
3. In 2010, multi-spectral imaging brought this erased text back to light with colorful<br />
clarity so scholars could study the older layer in better detail. This page contains<br />
Matthew’s account of the Last Supper, translated into a variety of Western<br />
Aramaic, very close to the dialect that Jesus and his early followers spoke.
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