Whether you believe in the words written in the bible or not means very little in the overall impact it’s had through the years. It’s without a doubt the single most significant piece of literature in the history of mankind. There have been many interpretations of the book throughout the years, and now it looks as though the oldest version will be made available to the public, through a website.

The University of Leipzig, which is just one of the four curators of the document has made a public statement on the decision to make the work public. Ulrich Johannes Schneider, a director of Leipzig had this to say, “A manuscript is going onto the net which is like nothing else online to date…It’s also an enrichment of the virtual world — and a bit of a change from YouTube.”

High-def scans of the document will be posted on the website, www.codex-sinaiticus.net. For people who can’t read Greek so well, there will be translations of it in English and German. If you would like to know some of the recent history of the ancient bible, click here.

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