First Corinthians

The Apostle Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians begins on folio 74 verso.

Παῦλος κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ καὶ Σωσθένης ὁ ἀδελφός τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ τῇ οὔσῃ ἐν Κορίνθῳ ἡγιασμένοις ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ κλητοῖς ἁγίοις σὺν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐπικαλουμένοις τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ […]

First Timothy

The Apostle Paul’s First Epistle to Timothy begins on folio 143 recto.

Παῦλος ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ κατ’ ἐπιταγὴν θεοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν καὶ Κυριόυ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν, Τιμοθέῳ γνησίῳ τέκνῳ ἐν πίστει χάρις ἔλεος εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by […]

Epistle to the Ephesians

Folio 114 verso of Sinai Greek New Finds M120 contains the beginning of the Epistle to the Ephesians.

Παῦλος ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ τοῖς ἁγίοις τοῖς οὖσιν ἐν Ἐφέσῳ καὶ πιστοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at […]

Greek New Finds M120

Sinai Greek New Finds M120 is an incomplete manuscript of the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles of Saint Paul. It is written on parchment, and contains 186 folia. The manuscript has been dated to the fourteenth century.

Folio 54 verso contains a decorative border and the beginning of Saint Paul’s Epistle […]

Feast of Saint Catherine 2023

This year, as well, hundreds of pilgrims came to celebrate the feast of Saint Catherine, from Greece, Serbia, Russia, and Egypt.

The Holy Table and the reliquary of Saint Catherine in the first light of day.

The shrine of Saint Catherine is adorned with rich embroideries for the feast, and all the […]

Age-old Kellia

Kellia in the monastery that have been there for centuries.

View from the North

A classic view of the monastery, from the slopes on the north side. Bedouin on camels have taken pilgrims up the path to see the sunrise, and now they are returning home.

Chapel of Saint Theodore

The Chapel of Saint Theodore is still in full sun after the bell tower and minaret have fallen into shadow.

Ancient Structures on the Parapet

Ancient structures on the parapet of the fortress wall at the end of the day. The wheel device was used to make wax tapers for reading in the church.

The West Face of the Basilica

The west face of the Sinai basilica is decorated with a central cross and two flanking palm trees bearing clusters of dates. These were carved out of solid granite blocks in the middle of the sixth century.

Δίκαιος ὡς φοῖνιξ ἀνθήσει.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. (Psalm 91:13 […]