What's Next
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Explore a selection of manuscript projects currently in research, restoration, and production. These upcoming replicas represent only a glimpse of what is being developed as Sacred Text Replicas continues expanding its collection of biblical manuscripts.
Research
Codex Collections
We're working toward reconstructing full codex sets from significant early manuscripts, beginning with Papyrus 46's Ephesians folios.
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It is our hope at Sacred Text Replicas, by Christ’s strength, to continue producing replicas of many kinds — whether modest individual pieces or large-scale historical reconstructions. Among our most ambitious goals is the recreation of notable ancient manuscripts in their original codex (book) form, reflecting both their codicological significance and offering a glimpse into the early structural development of what would eventually become the modern printed Bible.
While there are already remarkable surviving codices such as Codex Sinaiticus, along with quality reproductions available today, Papyrus 46 presents a unique and far more challenging endeavor. Dating roughly 150 years earlier than many of the great biblical codices, P46 no longer survives in its original bound codex form, making any reconstruction both historically significant and deeply complex. Our desire is to pursue this work through projects connected to Papyrus 46 and other early manuscripts. This includes the production of individual codex sections such as Ephesians, Romans, and Hebrews, while ultimately working toward the far greater undertaking of reconstructing the entirety of the P46 manuscript as a complete codex replica.
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Romans Collection
Passages from Paul's Epistle to the Romans, also from Papyrus 46, including the majority of Romans and a future Reconstructed Codex.
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Our planned Romans from Papyrus 46 (P46) collection will showcase some of the most beloved and theologically significant passages in all of Scripture as they appear in one of the earliest surviving New Testament manuscripts. Featured sections are expected to include Romans 5 (Peace with God Through Faith), Romans 6 (Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ), Romans 8 (Life in the Spirit), and Romans 12 (A Living Sacrifice), each faithfully reproduced from the ancient manuscript. By preserving the distinctive script, layout, and character of P46, this collection will offer a tangible connection to the earliest generations of Christians who treasured and transmitted Paul's enduring message to the church.
Image Acquisition
John Collection
Passages from the Gospel of John in this early manuscript, P66 — including the High Priestly Prayer of John 17.
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John 1 — "In the beginning was the Word."
John 10 — "I and the Father are one."
More coming from John 4, 6, 11, and others, as part of a broader Johannine collection.
In Development
The Four Gospels Framed Set
One fragment representing each of the four Gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — mounted together in a single frame.
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Rather than presenting each Gospel replica on its own, this set is planned to bring a witness from all four Gospel accounts together into one framed piece — a single display that spans Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John side by side.
Planned witnesses include Papyrus 104 for Matthew, Papyrus 75 for Luke, and Papyrus 52 or Papyrus 66 for John. A fitting early witness for Mark is still being researched, since it is the most sparsely attested Gospel among our earliest surviving fragments.
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The Pentateuch Framed Set
One fragment representing each of the five books of the Torah — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy — mounted together in a single frame.
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Like the planned Gospels set, this piece is intended to bring the five books of the Pentateuch together into a single framed display rather than five separate pieces — a way to hold the whole of the Torah's opening books in one place.
Planned witnesses include the Genesis Dead Sea Scroll fragment (4Q7) for Genesis, Papyrus 18 and the Nash Papyrus for Exodus, 4Q120 for Leviticus, and the Nash Papyrus for Deuteronomy. A fitting early witness for Numbers is still being researched.
HEre and more coming
Hebrew Bible Manuscripts
Major Old Testament manuscripts on parchment, a slower, more exacting process than papyrus, accounting for the natural variation of skin surfaces, translucency, and stretching.
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Such upcoming projects include manuscript-piece reconstructions of several notable texts from the Dead Sea Scrolls and other early manuscript traditions preserved on parchment. Unlike papyrus, parchment presents a fundamentally different set of artistic and technical challenges, requiring far more time, fidelity, and material preparation to reproduce accurately. Because of the complexity involved in working with animal skin substrates, these reconstructions are substantially more labor-intensive and meticulous than our previous papyrus-based projects.
Planned: Habakkuk Commentary (1QpHab) • Portions of the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaᵃ) • Septuagint traditions • Minor Prophets Scroll
Coming this fall
Manuscript Kits
A future educational product line designed to provide a more interactive manuscript experience.
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Carefully designed educational kits to create your own manuscript replicaintended to help individuals, families, churches, classrooms, and students engage more deeply with biblical manuscripts, their history, and the process of creating faithful reproductions.
The Collection Continues to Grow
As new manuscripts are researched, restored, and handcrafted, this page will continue to expand with future releases and educational projects. Sign up below for release announcements, follow along on social media, or browse what's already available.