Quote Originally Posted by N
в целом Синайский Кодекс оставался древнейшим полным списком Библии (singular) из сохранившихся (полных списков Библий) (plural).
Thanks. . . . Oh, now I see! That makes sense. Where I really went wrong was in thinking that "список" meant "list" rather than "example" or "copy.

This is great. I really appreciate the help.

Ah, well. It only took me a week to see it.

. . . Guess I'd better reread the article with the proper meaning of "список" in mind! Every time I read "полный список" I'd think, "full list (of the Bible, or something . . . maybe it's a technical term)."

BTW, the article is here:

http://www.newsru.com/religy/10mar2005/codex.html

I haven't found this news story in any English language or French sources (my only choices besides Russian), and it's quite interesting.

Many thanks to you, N, and to all who wrote about this quotation.

Best,

Ern