Archive for the Literature Category




October 9, 2009

Vanuatu

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 of New Caledonia, west of […]




July 29, 2009

Codex Sinaiticus

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 the 19th century at the […]