Yesterday I blogged about how the Internet is changing Christianity. Well, here is a completely different way in which that's true (brief excerpt below):I checked out the web site they cited. There is something astounding about being connected to such ancient history. One of the most amazing things to me about Christianity is its origins. I know a lot of people think all the problems with it started when it became the religion of an empire, but you know, the fact that that happened is pretty amazing.
Jul 06, 2009 06:22 PM
The Internet has done what decades of theologians and scholars could not: brought together the books of the oldest known copy of the Christian Bible.
The 1,600-year-old Codex Sinaiticus, possibly the last surviving copy of 50 Bibles commissioned by Roman Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity in the 4th century, is now available in its entirety at codexsinaiticus.org.
Anyway, I just think this is cool, and I have nothing much to say about it besides that.
I heard about this yesterday and have been looking at it! So neat.
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