Handwritten Codex New Testament is more than 160 years ago . Includes two books not part of official Egypt . Discovered in a monastery in Sinai desert in Egypt 1844 . `` The Bible as an inspirational text has a history , '' he told CNN . ` Scholar named Constantine Tischendorf recognized its significance in more than 1,600 years old .
Handwritten Codex New Testament is more than 160 years ago . Includes two books not part of official Egypt . Discovered in a monastery in Sinai desert in Egypt 1844 . Scholar named Constantine Tischendorf recognized its significance in more than 1,600 years old .