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Research atlas for early Christianity. Claims are tagged attested, traditional, or disputed. Copyrighted full texts, including CCEL editions, are not included.

Texts

fragment

Gothic Bible (Codex Argenteus, "Silver Bible")

Translation c. 350s–380 (Ulfilas); codex c. 520 (Ravenna) · Gothic

Groups: Arians / Homoians

188 of the original 336 leaves of the Gospels survive, written in silver and gold ink on purple parchment, probably for Theodoric's court in Ravenna. Other Gothic Bible fragments survive in palimpsests.

Where the manuscripts are now

  • Uppsala University Library (Carolina Rediviva), Uppsala, Sweden

    DG 1

  • Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Germany

    Speyer fragment (1 leaf)

Sources

Wulfila Project (Gothic text, ancient work) online. Ancient text; site's own apparatus terms apply

DeChurched Atlas — Early Christianity as history, from every source