What Is Codex Vaticanus?
Codex Vaticanus, or Manuscript B, is an ancient Greek manuscript of the Holy Bible. It is named Codex Vaticanus because the work is in codex, or book, form, and it is housed in the Vatican Library at Rome. The codex is well preserved; it has seen little editing, correcting or proofing through the years. The text is of immense significance for Biblical scholarship and textual criticism, and Codex Vaticanus has influenced modern Bible translations more than any other manuscript.