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Uncials/MajusculesUncials/MajusculesSinaiticus: Fourth CenturySinaiticus: Fourth Centurywww.codexsinaiticus.orgwww.codexsinaiticus.org
Manuscripts - 5700❖ Papyri - (125 to 300 AD) 120
❖ Uncials/Majuscules - (300 to 800 AD) 310
❖ Minuscules - (800 to 1500 AD) 2877
❖ Lectionaries - (500 to 1600) 2432
❖ Versions (100–900 AD)
❖ Citations by Church Fathers (200–500)
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