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What is the name of the technique Tischendorf used to decipher the Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus?

  • Carbon dating

  • Rescripting

  • Palimpsest

  • Cryptanalysis

Answer

Tischendorf used the technique of studying palimpsests to decipher the Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus. A palimpsest is a manuscript where the original text has been scraped off and overwritten, but the original text can still be recovered through careful examination.
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