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2 unusual facts about Epistle to the Philippians


British Library, Add. 14448

The original codex contained the text of the 22 books of Peshitta translation of the New Testament, on 209 parchment leaves (9 ⅛ by 5 ⅞ inches), with some lacunae (Matthew 1:1-2:13, 3:14-5:24, 8:26-9:19, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, and 1 Timothy, Hebrews 7:4-9:21).

Peter Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens died in 2011, and at a memorial service held for him in New York his brother read a passage from St Paul's Epistle to the Philippians.



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