Uncial 0278
New Testament manuscript
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Pauline epistles |
|---|---|
| Date | 9th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Saint Catherine's Monastery |
| Size | 24.2 x 18.2 cm |
| Type | ? |
| Category | ? |
Uncial 0278 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.
Description
The codex contains the text of the Pauline epistles with numerous lacunae, on 120 parchment leaves (24.2 cm by 18.2 cm). It contains Romans 1:5-9, 24-30; 1 Corinthians 7:37-8:6; 2 Cor 13:3-12; Galatians 1:1 -2:16, 6:11-18; Ephesians 1:1-8, 16 - 2:5; 4:30 - Phil 3:4; Colossians 1:23 - 2 Thess. 3:18; Titus 2:11-3:2, 3:8 - Hebrews 10:12. It is a Greek-Arabic diglot, with the Greek text in the first of two columns per page, 20-22 lines per page, in uncial letters. It is a palimpsest, the lower text containing theological writings.[1]
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 9th century.[1][2]
Location
It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai in May 1975, during restoration work.[3] Currently the codex is housed at the monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 2).[1]
See also
Bible portal
- List of New Testament uncials
- Biblical manuscript
- Textual criticism
References
- ^ a b c K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 42. ISBN 3-11-011986-2
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ Another discovered uncials: 12 leaves from Codex Sinaiticus, 0279, 0280, 0281, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0285, 0286, 0287, 0288, 0289, 0290, 0291, 0292, 0293, 0294, 0295, 0296.
Further reading
- Linos Politis (1980). "Nouveaux manuscrits grecs découverts au Mont Sinaï. Rapport Préliminaire". Scriptorium. 34: 5–17.
