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Vanuatu

Friday, October 9th, 2009



Vanuatu (vɑːnuːˈɑːtuː/ (help·info) or /ˌvænˈwɑːtuː/), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 500 kilometres (310 mi) north-east ...

Codex Sinaiticus

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009



Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmarks and references: London, Brit. Libr., Additional 43725; Gregory-Aland nº א [Aleph] or 01, [Soden δ 2]) is one of the most important hand-written ancient copies of the Greek Bible. It was written in the 4th century in uncial letters. It came to the attention of scholars in ...