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	The '''Codex Alexandrinus''' (London, [[British Library]], MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] no. '''A''' or '''02''', [[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 4) is a 5th century [[manuscript]] of the Greek Bible,<sup>[n 1]</sup> containing the majority of the [[Septuagint]] and the [[New Testament]].<sup>[1]</sup> It is one of the four [[Great uncial codices]]. Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. [[Brian Walton (bishop)\|Brian Walton]] assigned Alexandrinus the capital Latin letter A in the [[London Polyglot\|Polyglot Bible]] of [[1657 AD\|1657]].<sup>[2]</sup>		The '''Codex Alexandrinus''' (London, [[British Library]], MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] no. '''A''' or '''02''', [[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 4) is a 5th century [[manuscript]] of the Greek Bible,<sup>[n 1]</sup> containing the majority of the [[Septuagint]] and the [[New Testament]].<sup>[1]</sup> It is one of the four [[Great uncial codices]]. Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. [[Brian Walton (bishop)\|Brian Walton]] assigned Alexandrinus the capital Latin letter A in the [[London Polyglot\|Polyglot Bible]] of [[1657 AD\|1657]].<sup>[2]</sup> This designation was maintained when the system was standardized by [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] in [[1751\|1751]].<sup>[3]</sup> Thus, Alexandrinus held the first position in the manuscript list.<sup>[4]</sup>

	It received the name ''Alexandrinus'' from its having been brought by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church\|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Cyril Lucaris\|Patriarch Cyril Lucaris]] from Alexandria to Constantinople.<sup>[]</sup> [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] designated it in 1751 by letter A,<sup>[]</sup> and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.<sup>[]</sup>		It received the name ''Alexandrinus'' from its having been brought by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church\|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Cyril Lucaris\|Patriarch Cyril Lucaris]] from Alexandria to Constantinople.<sup>[]</sup> [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] designated it in 1751 by letter A,<sup>[]</sup> and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.<sup>[]</sup>
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	* 1. Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 107, 109. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-		* 1. Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 107, 109. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-
	* 2. Finegan, J. J. (1980). Encountering New Testament Manuscripts. USA: Wm. Eerdmans. p. 49.		* 2. Finegan, J. J. (1980). Encountering New Testament Manuscripts. USA: Wm. Eerdmans. p. 49.
			* 3. Wettstein, J. J. (1751). Novum Testamentum Graecum editionis receptae cum lectionibus variantibus codicum manuscripts. Amsterdam: Ex Officina Dommeriana. p. 8.
			* 4. Gregory, C. R. (1907). Canon and Text of the New Testament. 1. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark. p. 340.

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	The '''Codex Alexandrinus''' (London, [[British Library]], MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] no. '''A''' or '''02''', [[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 4) is a 5th century [[manuscript]] of the Greek Bible,<sup>[n 1]</sup> containing the majority of the [[Septuagint]] and the [[New Testament]].<sup>[1]</sup> It is one of the four [[Great uncial codices]]. Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. [[Brian Walton (bishop)\|Brian Walton]] assigned Alexandrinus the capital Latin letter A in the [[London Polyglot\|Polyglot Bible]] of [[1657 AD\|1657]].		The '''Codex Alexandrinus''' (London, [[British Library]], MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] no. '''A''' or '''02''', [[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 4) is a 5th century [[manuscript]] of the Greek Bible,<sup>[n 1]</sup> containing the majority of the [[Septuagint]] and the [[New Testament]].<sup>[1]</sup> It is one of the four [[Great uncial codices]]. Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. [[Brian Walton (bishop)\|Brian Walton]] assigned Alexandrinus the capital Latin letter A in the [[London Polyglot\|Polyglot Bible]] of [[1657 AD\|1657]].<sup>[2]</sup>

	It received the name ''Alexandrinus'' from its having been brought by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church\|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Cyril Lucaris\|Patriarch Cyril Lucaris]] from Alexandria to Constantinople.<sup>[]</sup> [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] designated it in 1751 by letter A,<sup>[]</sup> and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.<sup>[]</sup>		It received the name ''Alexandrinus'' from its having been brought by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church\|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Cyril Lucaris\|Patriarch Cyril Lucaris]] from Alexandria to Constantinople.<sup>[]</sup> [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] designated it in 1751 by letter A,<sup>[]</sup> and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.<sup>[]</sup>

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	The '''Codex Alexandrinus''' (London, [[British Library]], MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] no. '''A''' or '''02''', [[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 4) is a 5th century [[manuscript]] of the Greek Bible,<sup>[n 1]</sup> containing the majority of the [[Septuagint]] and the [[New Testament]].<sup>[1]</sup> It is one of the four [[Great uncial codices]]. Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. [[Brian Walton (bishop)\|Brian Walton]] assigned Alexandrinus the capital Latin letter A in the Polyglot Bible of [[1657 AD\|1657]].		The '''Codex Alexandrinus''' (London, [[British Library]], MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] no. '''A''' or '''02''', [[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 4) is a 5th century [[manuscript]] of the Greek Bible,<sup>[n 1]</sup> containing the majority of the [[Septuagint]] and the [[New Testament]].<sup>[1]</sup> It is one of the four [[Great uncial codices]]. Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. [[Brian Walton (bishop)\|Brian Walton]] assigned Alexandrinus the capital Latin letter A in the [[London Polyglot\|Polyglot Bible]] of [[1657 AD\|1657]].

	It received the name ''Alexandrinus'' from its having been brought by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church\|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Cyril Lucaris\|Patriarch Cyril Lucaris]] from Alexandria to Constantinople.<sup>[]</sup> [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] designated it in 1751 by letter A,<sup>[]</sup> and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.<sup>[]</sup>		It received the name ''Alexandrinus'' from its having been brought by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church\|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Cyril Lucaris\|Patriarch Cyril Lucaris]] from Alexandria to Constantinople.<sup>[]</sup> [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] designated it in 1751 by letter A,<sup>[]</sup> and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.<sup>[]</sup>

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	==Description==		==Description==
	[[Image:Codex Alexandrinus list of kephalaia.JPG\|thumb\|left\|220px\|List of κεφάλαια to the [[Gospel of Mark]]]]		[[Image:Codex Alexandrinus list of kephalaia.JPG\|thumb\|left\|220px\|List of κεφάλαια to the [[Gospel of Mark]]]]
	The manuscript measures ~~{{convert\|~~12.6~~\|by\|~~10.4~~\|in\|~~cm~~\|abbr=off}}~~ and most of the folios were originally gathered into [[paper quire\|quires]] of eight leaves each. In modern times it was rebound into quires of six leaves each. The material is thin, fine, and very beautiful [[vellum]], often discoloured at the edges, which have been damaged by age and more so through the ignorance or carelessness of the modern binder, who has not always spared the text, especially at the upper inner margin.<sup>[]</sup>		The manuscript measures 12.6 × 10.4 inches (32 × 26 cm) and most of the folios were originally gathered into [[paper quire\|quires]] of eight leaves each. In modern times it was rebound into quires of six leaves each. The material is thin, fine, and very beautiful [[vellum]], often discoloured at the edges, which have been damaged by age and more so through the ignorance or carelessness of the modern binder, who has not always spared the text, especially at the upper inner margin.<sup>[]</sup>
	The vellum has been fallen into holes in many places, and since the ink peels off through age whensoever a leaf is touched a little roughly, no one is allowed to handle the manuscript except for good reasons.<sup>[]</sup>		The vellum has been fallen into holes in many places, and since the ink peels off through age whensoever a leaf is touched a little roughly, no one is allowed to handle the manuscript except for good reasons.<sup>[]</sup>

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	The '''Codex Alexandrinus''' (London, [[British Library]], MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] no. '''A''' or '''02''', [[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 4) is a 5th century [[manuscript]] of the Greek Bible,<sup>[n 1]</sup> containing the majority of the [[Septuagint]] and the [[New Testament]].<sup>[]</sup> It received the name ''Alexandrinus'' from its having been brought by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church\|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Cyril Lucaris\|Patriarch Cyril Lucaris]] from Alexandria to Constantinople.<sup>[]</sup> [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] designated it in 1751 by letter A,<sup>[]</sup> and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.<sup>[]</sup>		The '''Codex Alexandrinus''' (London, [[British Library]], MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] no. '''A''' or '''02''', [[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 4) is a 5th century [[manuscript]] of the Greek Bible,<sup>[n 1]</sup> containing the majority of the [[Septuagint]] and the [[New Testament]].<sup>[1]</sup> It is one of the four [[Great uncial codices]]. Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. [[Brian Walton (bishop)\|Brian Walton]] assigned Alexandrinus the capital Latin letter A in the Polyglot Bible of [[1657 AD\|1657]].

			It received the name ''Alexandrinus'' from its having been brought by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church\|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Cyril Lucaris\|Patriarch Cyril Lucaris]] from Alexandria to Constantinople.<sup>[]</sup> [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] designated it in 1751 by letter A,<sup>[]</sup> and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.<sup>[]</sup>

	Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. It derives its name from [[Alexandria]] where it resided for a number of years before being given to the British people in the 17th century. Until the later purchase of the Codex Sinaiticus, it was considered by textual critics as the best manuscript of the Greek Bible deposited in Britain.<sup>[]</sup> Today, it rests along with ''[[Codex Sinaiticus]]'' in one of the prominent showcases in the Department of Manuscripts of the [[British Library]].<sup>[]</sup>		Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. It derives its name from [[Alexandria]] where it resided for a number of years before being given to the British people in the 17th century. Until the later purchase of the Codex Sinaiticus, it was considered by textual critics as the best manuscript of the Greek Bible deposited in Britain.<sup>[]</sup> Today, it rests along with ''[[Codex Sinaiticus]]'' in one of the prominent showcases in the Department of Manuscripts of the [[British Library]].<sup>[]</sup>
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	==References==		==References==
	* 1. Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 107, 109. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-		* 1. Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 107, 109. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-
			* 2. Finegan, J. J. (1980). Encountering New Testament Manuscripts. USA: Wm. Eerdmans. p. 49.

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	==References==		==References==
			* 1. Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 107, 109. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	=== Text of the codex ===		=== Text of the codex ===


	===Introductions to the Textual Criticism of NT===		===Introductions to the Textual Criticism of NT===
	*

	===Other works===		===Other works===
	* Burkitt, F. C. ''Codex Alexandrinus'', ''[[Journal of Theological Studies\|JTS]]'' XI (Oxford, 1909–1910), pp. 663–666.		* Burkitt, F. C. ''Codex Alexandrinus'', ''[[Journal of Theological Studies\|JTS]]'' XI (Oxford, 1909–1910), pp. 663–666.
	* Goswell Greg, [http://www.jgrchj.net/volume6/JGRChJ6-7_Goswell.pdf ''Early Readers of the Gospels: The Kephalaia and Titloi of Codex Alexandrinus''], JGRChJ 66 (2009), pp. 134–174		* Goswell Greg, [http://www.jgrchj.net/volume6/JGRChJ6-7_Goswell.pdf ''Early Readers of the Gospels: The Kephalaia and Titloi of Codex Alexandrinus''], JGRChJ 66 (2009), pp. 134–174
	* Skeat, T. C. ''The Provenance of the Codex Alexandrinus'', ''[[Journal of Theological Studies\|JTS]]'' VI (Oxford, 1955), pp. 233–235.		* Skeat, T. C. ''The Provenance of the Codex Alexandrinus'', ''[[Journal of Theological Studies\|JTS]]'' VI (Oxford, 1955), pp. 233–235.
	*

	==External links==		==External links==

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	* [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/sacredtexts/codexalex.html Codex Alexandrinus: information, zoomable image] British Library website		* [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/sacredtexts/codexalex.html Codex Alexandrinus: information, zoomable image] British Library website
	* ~~{{cite web \|url=~~http://www.skypoint.com/members/waltzmn/ManuscriptsUncials.html#uA ~~\|title=~~An Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism ~~\|chapter = Codex Alexandrinus\|accessdate=2010-12-25 \|author=Waltz, Robert \|work=A Site Inspired By:~~ The Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism}}		* [http://www.skypoint.com/members/waltzmn/ManuscriptsUncials.html#uA An Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism] The Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism}}

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	The '''Codex Alexandrinus''' (London, [[British Library]], MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] no. '''A''' or '''02''', [[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 4) is a 5th century [[manuscript]] of the Greek Bible,<sup>[]</sup> containing the majority of the [[Septuagint]] and the [[New Testament]].<sup>[]</sup> It received the name ''Alexandrinus'' from its having been brought by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church\|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Cyril Lucaris\|Patriarch Cyril Lucaris]] from Alexandria to Constantinople.<sup>[]</sup> [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] designated it in 1751 by letter A,<sup>[]</sup> and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.<sup>[]</sup>		The '''Codex Alexandrinus''' (London, [[British Library]], MS Royal 1. D. V-VIII; [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] no. '''A''' or '''02''', [[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden\|Soden]] δ 4) is a 5th century [[manuscript]] of the Greek Bible,<sup>[n 1]</sup> containing the majority of the [[Septuagint]] and the [[New Testament]].<sup>[]</sup> It received the name ''Alexandrinus'' from its having been brought by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church\|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Cyril Lucaris\|Patriarch Cyril Lucaris]] from Alexandria to Constantinople.<sup>[]</sup> [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]] designated it in 1751 by letter A,<sup>[]</sup> and it was the first manuscript to receive thus a large letter as its designation.<sup>[]</sup>

	Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. It derives its name from [[Alexandria]] where it resided for a number of years before being given to the British people in the 17th century. Until the later purchase of the Codex Sinaiticus, it was considered by textual critics as the best manuscript of the Greek Bible deposited in Britain.<sup>[]</sup> Today, it rests along with ''[[Codex Sinaiticus]]'' in one of the prominent showcases in the Department of Manuscripts of the [[British Library]].<sup>[]</sup>		Along with the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and the [[Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209\|Vaticanus]], it is one of the earliest and most complete manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. It derives its name from [[Alexandria]] where it resided for a number of years before being given to the British people in the 17th century. Until the later purchase of the Codex Sinaiticus, it was considered by textual critics as the best manuscript of the Greek Bible deposited in Britain.<sup>[]</sup> Today, it rests along with ''[[Codex Sinaiticus]]'' in one of the prominent showcases in the Department of Manuscripts of the [[British Library]].<sup>[]</sup>

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			* 1. The [[Greek Vulgate\|Greek Bible]] in this context refers to the Bible used by Greek-speaking Christians who lived in Egypt and elsewhere during the early history of Christianity. This Bible contained both the [[Old Testament\|Old]] (translation) and [[New Testament]]s in [[Koine Greek]].

	==References==		==References==

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	==Textual features==		==Textual features==
	[[Image:End of 2 Peter and Beginning of 1 John in Alexandrinus.JPG\|thumb\|left\|220px\|The end of the [[2 Epistle of Peter]] and the beginning of the [[First Epistle of John\|1 Epistle of John]] in the same column]]		[[Image:End of [[2 Peter]] and Beginning of [[1 John]] in Alexandrinus.JPG\|thumb\|left\|220px\|The end of the [[2 Epistle of Peter]] and the beginning of the [[First Epistle of John\|1 Epistle of John]] in the same column]]
	[[Textual criticism\|Textual critics]] have had a challenging task in classifying the Codex, with the exact relationship to other known texts and families still disputed. The Greek text of the codex is of uneven value.<sup>[]</sup> It is a representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]] in the Gospels and the [[Alexandrian text-type]] in the rest books of the [[New Testament]], though with some [[Western text-type\|Western]] readings. [[Kurt Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category III\|Category III]] in the Gospels, and in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category I\|Category I]] in rest of the books of the [[New Testament]].<sup>[]</sup> The [[Byzantine text-type\|Byzantine text]] of the Gospels has a number of [[Alexandrian text-type\|Alexandrian]] features, it has some affinities to the textual family [[Family Π]]. [[Hermann von Soden\|Soden]] associated the text of the gospels with [[Family Π]], though it is not a pure member of this family.<sup>[]</sup> It is the oldest example of the [[Byzantine text-type\|Byzantine-type]] text.<sup>[]</sup> According to Streeter it is the earliest Greek manuscript the gives us approximately the text of [[Lucian of Antioch\|Lucian the Martyr]], but small proportion of the reading seems to be earlier.<sup>[]</sup>		[[Textual criticism\|Textual critics]] have had a challenging task in classifying the Codex, with the exact relationship to other known texts and families still disputed. The Greek text of the codex is of uneven value.<sup>[]</sup> It is a representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]] in the Gospels and the [[Alexandrian text-type]] in the rest books of the [[New Testament]], though with some [[Western text-type\|Western]] readings. [[Kurt Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category III\|Category III]] in the Gospels, and in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category I\|Category I]] in rest of the books of the [[New Testament]].<sup>[]</sup> The [[Byzantine text-type\|Byzantine text]] of the Gospels has a number of [[Alexandrian text-type\|Alexandrian]] features, it has some affinities to the textual family [[Family Π]]. [[Hermann von Soden\|Soden]] associated the text of the gospels with [[Family Π]], though it is not a pure member of this family.<sup>[]</sup> It is the oldest example of the [[Byzantine text-type\|Byzantine-type]] text.<sup>[]</sup> According to Streeter it is the earliest Greek manuscript the gives us approximately the text of [[Lucian of Antioch\|Lucian the Martyr]], but small proportion of the reading seems to be earlier.<sup>[]</sup>

	Alexandrinus follows the Alexandrian readings through the rest of the [[New Testament]], however, the text goes from closely resembling [[Codex Sinaiticus]] in the [[Pauline epistles]], to more closely resembling the text of a number of [[Papyrus\|papyri]] ([[Papyrus 74\|~~<math>\mathfrak{~~P~~}</math>~~<sup>74</sup>]] for Acts, [[Papyrus 47\|~~<math>\mathfrak{~~P~~}</math>~~<sup>47</sup>]] for [[Revelation of John\|the Apocalypse]]). The text of Acts frequently agrees with the biblical quotations made by [[Athanasius of Alexandria\|St. Athanasius]].<sup>[]</sup> The gospels are cited as a "consistently cited witness of the third order" in the [[critical apparatus]] of the [[Novum Testamentum Graece]], while the rest of the [[New Testament]] is of the "first order." In Pauline epistles it is closer to Sinaiticus than to Vaticanus. In General epistles it represents different subtype than Sinaiticus and Vaticanus both.<sup>[]</sup> In the Book of Revelation it agrees with [[Codex Ephraemi]] against Sinaiticus and [[Papyrus 47]].<sup>[]</sup> In the [[Book of Revelation]] and in several books of the [[Old Testament]], it has the best text of all manuscripts.<sup>[]</sup> In the [[Old Testament]] its text often agrees with [[Codex Sinaiticus]].		Alexandrinus follows the Alexandrian readings through the rest of the [[New Testament]], however, the text goes from closely resembling [[Codex Sinaiticus]] in the [[Pauline epistles]], to more closely resembling the text of a number of [[Papyrus\|papyri]] ([[Papyrus 74\|P<sup>74</sup>]] for Acts, [[Papyrus 47\|P<sup>47</sup>]] for [[Revelation of John\|the Apocalypse]]). The text of Acts frequently agrees with the biblical quotations made by [[Athanasius of Alexandria\|St. Athanasius]].<sup>[]</sup> The gospels are cited as a "consistently cited witness of the third order" in the [[critical apparatus]] of the [[Novum Testamentum Graece]], while the rest of the [[New Testament]] is of the "first order." In Pauline epistles it is closer to Sinaiticus than to Vaticanus. In General epistles it represents different subtype than Sinaiticus and Vaticanus both.<sup>[]</sup> In the Book of Revelation it agrees with [[Codex Ephraemi]] against Sinaiticus and [[Papyrus 47]].<sup>[]</sup> In the [[Book of Revelation]] and in several books of the [[Old Testament]], it has the best text of all manuscripts.<sup>[]</sup> In the [[Old Testament]] its text often agrees with [[Codex Sinaiticus]].

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	In [[Genesis 5:25]] it reads ΚΑΙ ΕΖΗΣΕΝ ΜΑΘΟΥΣΑΛΑ ΕΚΑΤΟΝ ΚΑΙ '''ΟΓΔΟΗΚΟΝΤΑ''' (''eighty'') ΕΠΤΑ ΕΤΗ, Vaticanus reads – ΚΑΙ ΕΖΗΣΕΝ ΜΑΘΟΥΣΑΛΑ ΕΚΑΤΟΝ ΚΑΙ '''ΕΞΗΚΟΝΤΑ''' (''sixty'') ΕΠΤΑ ΕΤΗ;		In [[Genesis 5:25]] it reads ΚΑΙ ΕΖΗΣΕΝ ΜΑΘΟΥΣΑΛΑ ΕΚΑΤΟΝ ΚΑΙ '''ΟΓΔΟΗΚΟΝΤΑ''' (''eighty'') ΕΠΤΑ ΕΤΗ, Vaticanus reads – ΚΑΙ ΕΖΗΣΕΝ ΜΑΘΟΥΣΑΛΑ ΕΚΑΤΟΝ ΚΑΙ '''ΕΞΗΚΟΝΤΑ''' (''sixty'') ΕΠΤΑ ΕΤΗ;

	In Deuteronomy 31:15 it reads εν στυλω (''in a pillar'') for εν νεφελη (''in a cloud'');<sup>[]</sup>		In [[Deuteronomy 31:15]] it reads εν στυλω (''in a pillar'') for εν νεφελη (''in a cloud'');<sup>[]</sup>

	In Joshua 11:42 it reads ελαβεν (''took'') for επαταξεν (''struck'');<sup>[]</sup>		In [[Joshua 11:42]] it reads ελαβεν (''took'') for επαταξεν (''struck'');<sup>[]</sup>

	In Joshua 11:1 it reads μαδων for μαρρων;<sup>[]</sup>		In [[Joshua 11:1]] it reads μαδων for μαρρων;<sup>[]</sup>

	In Judges 18:30 it reads υιου Μωυση, Vaticanus reads – υιος Μανασση;<sup>[]</sup>		In [[Judges 18:30]] it reads υιου Μωυση, Vaticanus reads – υιος Μανασση;<sup>[]</sup>

	In Ezra 10:22 (9:22 LXX) it reads [[Ocidelus\|Ωκειδηλος]] (Vaticanus – Ωκαιληδος) for Jozabad;<sup>[]</sup>		In [[Ezra 10:22]] (9:22 [[LXX]]) it reads [[Ocidelus\|Ωκειδηλος]] (Vaticanus – Ωκαιληδος) for Jozabad;<sup>[]</sup>

	In Psalm 9:35 it reads κοπον (''work'') for πονον (''pain'').<sup>[]</sup>		In [[Psalm 9:35]] it reads κοπον (''work'') for πονον (''pain'').<sup>[]</sup>

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	In Acts 8:39 instead of πνεῦμα κυρίου (''spirit of the Lord'') it has unusual textual variant {{polytonic\|πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν εὐνοῦχον, ἄγγελος δέ κυρίου ἥρπασεν τὸν Φίλιππον}} (''the Holy Spirit fell on the eunuch, and an angel of the Lord caught up Philip'') supported by several minuscule manuscripts: [[Minuscule 94\|94]], [[Minuscule 103\|103]], [[Minuscule 307\|307]], [[Minuscule 322\|322]], [[Minuscule 323\|323]], [[Minuscule 385\|385]], [[Minuscule 453\|453]], [[Minuscule 467\|467]], 945, [[Minusucle 1739\|1739]], 1765, 1891, 2298, [[Minuscule 2818\|36<sup>a</sup>]], it<sup>p</sup>, vg, syr<sup>h</sup>.<sup>[]</sup>		In Acts 8:39 instead of πνεῦμα κυρίου (''spirit of the Lord'') it has unusual textual variant {{polytonic\|πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν εὐνοῦχον, ἄγγελος δέ κυρίου ἥρπασεν τὸν Φίλιππον}} (''the Holy Spirit fell on the eunuch, and an angel of the Lord caught up Philip'') supported by several minuscule manuscripts: [[Minuscule 94\|94]], [[Minuscule 103\|103]], [[Minuscule 307\|307]], [[Minuscule 322\|322]], [[Minuscule 323\|323]], [[Minuscule 385\|385]], [[Minuscule 453\|453]], [[Minuscule 467\|467]], 945, [[Minusucle 1739\|1739]], 1765, 1891, 2298, [[Minuscule 2818\|36<sup>a</sup>]], it<sup>p</sup>, vg, syr<sup>h</sup>.<sup>[]</sup>

	In Acts 11:20 the manuscript has textual variant Ἔλληνας (''Greeks'') together with the manuscripts <math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>74</sup>, corrector c of Sinaiticus, and Codex Bezae, against Ἑλληνιστάς (''Hellenists'') supported by the rest of manuscripts except Sinaiticus (εὐαγγελιστάς — ''Evangelists'').<sup>[]</sup> In Acts 15:18 it has variant γνωστῶν ἀπ᾿ αἰῶνος τῷ κυρίῳ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ supported only by <math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>74</sup>.<sup>[]</sup>		In [[Acts 11:20]] the manuscript has textual variant Ἔλληνας (''Greeks'') together with the manuscripts <math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>74</sup>, corrector c of Sinaiticus, and Codex Bezae, against Ἑλληνιστάς (''Hellenists'') supported by the rest of manuscripts except Sinaiticus (εὐαγγελιστάς — ''Evangelists'').<sup>[]</sup> In Acts 15:18 it has variant γνωστῶν ἀπ᾿ αἰῶνος τῷ κυρίῳ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ supported only by <math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>74</sup>.<sup>[]</sup>

	In Acts 20:28 it reads του κυριου (''of the Lord'') – instead of του θεου (''of the God'') – along with the manuscripts [[Papyrus 74\|~~<math>\mathfrak{~~P~~}</math>~~<sup>74</sup>]] [[Codex Ephraemi\|C*]] [[Codex Bezae\|D]] [[Codex Laudianus\|E]] [[Codex Athous Lavrensis\|Ψ]] [[Minuscule 33\|33]] [[Minuscule 36\|36]] [[Minuscule 453\|453]] [[Minuscule 945\|945]] [[Minuscule 1739\|1739]] [[Minuscule 1891\|1891]].<sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup>		In [[Acts 20:28]] it reads του κυριου (''of the Lord'') – instead of του θεου (''of the God'') – along with the manuscripts [[Papyrus 74\|P<sup>74</sup>]] [[Codex Ephraemi\|C*]] [[Codex Bezae\|D]] [[Codex Laudianus\|E]] [[Codex Athous Lavrensis\|Ψ]] [[Minuscule 33\|33]] [[Minuscule 36\|36]] [[Minuscule 453\|453]] [[Minuscule 945\|945]] [[Minuscule 1739\|1739]] [[Minuscule 1891\|1891]].<sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup>

	In [[First Epistle to Timothy\|1 Timothy]] 3:16 it has textual variant ὃς ἐφανερώθη (''he was manifested'') supported by Sinaiticus, [[Codex Ephraemi\|Ephraemi]], [[Codex Boernerianus\|Boernerianus]], 33, [[Minuscule 365\|365]], [[Minuscule 442\|442]], 2127, [[Lectionary 599\|'''ℓ''' ''599'']], against θεός ἐφανερώθη (''God manifested'') (Sinaiticus<sup>e</sup>, A², C², D<sup>c</sup>, K, L, P, Ψ, [[Minuscule 81\|81]], [[Minuscule 104\|104]], [[Minuscule 181\|181]], [[Minuscule 326\|326]], [[Minuscule 330\|330]], [[Minuscule 436\|436]], [[Minuscule 451\|451]], [[Minuscule 614\|614]], [[Minuscule 629\|629]], [[Minuscule 630\|630]], 1241, [[Minuscule 1739\|1739]], 1877, 1881, 1962, 1984, 1985, 2492, 2495, Byz, Lect).<sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup>		In [[First Epistle to Timothy\|1 Timothy]] 3:16 it has textual variant ὃς ἐφανερώθη (''he was manifested'') supported by Sinaiticus, [[Codex Ephraemi\|Ephraemi]], [[Codex Boernerianus\|Boernerianus]], 33, [[Minuscule 365\|365]], [[Minuscule 442\|442]], 2127, [[Lectionary 599\|'''ℓ''' ''599'']], against θεός ἐφανερώθη (''God manifested'') (Sinaiticus<sup>e</sup>, A², C², D<sup>c</sup>, K, L, P, Ψ, [[Minuscule 81\|81]], [[Minuscule 104\|104]], [[Minuscule 181\|181]], [[Minuscule 326\|326]], [[Minuscule 330\|330]], [[Minuscule 436\|436]], [[Minuscule 451\|451]], [[Minuscule 614\|614]], [[Minuscule 629\|629]], [[Minuscule 630\|630]], 1241, [[Minuscule 1739\|1739]], 1877, 1881, 1962, 1984, 1985, 2492, 2495, Byz, Lect).<sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup>

	In 1 John 5:6 it has textual variant δι' ὕδατος καὶ αἵματος καὶ πνεύματος (''through water and blood and spirit'') together with the manuscripts: Codex Sinaiticus, 104, [[Minuscule 424\|424<sup>c</sup>]], [[Minuscule 614\|614]], [[Minuscule 1739\|1739<sup>c</sup>]], [[Minuscule 2412\|2412]], 2495, '''ℓ''' ''598''<sup>m</sup>, syr<sup>h</sup>, [[Coptic versions of the Bible#Sahidic\|cop<sup>sa</sup>]], [[Coptic versions of the Bible#Bohairic\|cop<sup>bo</sup>]], [[Origen]].<sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup> [[Bart D. Ehrman]] identified it as Orthodox corrupt reading.<sup>[]</sup>		In [[1 John 5:6]] it has textual variant δι' ὕδατος καὶ αἵματος καὶ πνεύματος (''through water and blood and spirit'') together with the manuscripts: Codex Sinaiticus, 104, [[Minuscule 424\|424<sup>c</sup>]], [[Minuscule 614\|614]], [[Minuscule 1739\|1739<sup>c</sup>]], [[Minuscule 2412\|2412]], 2495, '''ℓ''' ''598''<sup>m</sup>, syr<sup>h</sup>, [[Coptic versions of the Bible#Sahidic\|cop<sup>sa</sup>]], [[Coptic versions of the Bible#Bohairic\|cop<sup>bo</sup>]], [[Origen]].<sup>[]</sup><sup>[]</sup> [[Bart D. Ehrman]] identified it as Orthodox corrupt reading.<sup>[]</sup>

	In Revelation 1:17 it has unique reading {{polytonic\|πρωτοτοκος}} (''firstborn'') instead of {{polytonic\|πρωτος}} (''the first'').<sup>[]</sup>		In [[Revelation 1:17]] it has unique reading {{polytonic\|πρωτοτοκος}} (''firstborn'') instead of {{polytonic\|πρωτος}} (''the first'').<sup>[]</sup>

	In Revelation 5:9 it has {{polytonic\|ἠγόρασας τῷ θεῷ}} (''redeemed to God''). This textual variant is supported only by Ethiopian manuscripts, and has no other Greek manuscript with it.<sup>[]</sup>		In [[Revelation 5:9]] it has {{polytonic\|ἠγόρασας τῷ θεῷ}} (''redeemed to God''). This textual variant is supported only by Ethiopian manuscripts, and has no other Greek manuscript with it.<sup>[]</sup>
	[[~~File~~:Codex alexandrinus.jpg\|thumb\|right\|180px\|Text of ''Luke 12:54-13:4'' in '''Codex Alexandrinus''']]		[[Image:Codex alexandrinus.jpg\|thumb\|right\|180px\|Text of ''Luke 12:54-13:4'' in '''Codex Alexandrinus''']]

	==Provenance==		==Provenance==