6: The Codex Sinaiticus, Vaticanus etc.

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According to Brother Eli Soriano, the codex Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Washintonianus were written during the first and second centuries:

Soriano: Ganito kapatid, nag-aral ka sa Bible School. Di ba napag-usapan n’yo na sa Bible School kapatid na Luz ‘yung mga manuscripts ano? [Opo] Kagaya nu’ng Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus, Codex Washingtonianus, iba’t ibang mga codex na manuscripts. Ang ibig sabihin, we have, the original manuscripts written by hands or translators. Maaaring hindi na ‘yung original Bible, maaaring hindi na ‘yon. Pero we have original manuscripts translations. At ‘yon eh, it takes back to the 1st and second century AD. Very very near to the time of Jesus Christ.

Is the date given of the said codex given by Brother Eli Soriano correct? From The Text of the New Testament page 42 by Bruce M. Metzger, it is said that Codex Sinaiticus was on the fourth centuries:

Primacy of position in the list of New Testament manuscript is customarily given to the fourth-century codex of the Greek Bible…

And then with regards to the Codex Vaticanus:

One of the most valuable of all the manuscripts of the Greek Bible is Codex Vaticanus.….The manuscript was written about the middle of the fourth century…(page 47, ibid)

And with regards to the Codex Washintonianus:

Gregory- Aland W ( Codex Washingtonianus). iv / v cent. (Manuscript of the Greek Bible, page 82, by Bruce Metzger)

Here, we can conclude that Brother Eli Soriano was again teaching another absurd teaching.