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Uncial 0246
Uncial 0246 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 6th century.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | James 1:12-14,19-21 |
|---|---|
| Date | 6th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Westminster College, Cambridge |
| Size | 29 cm by 20 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Description edit
The codex contains a small part of the Epistle of James 1:12-14,19-21, on 1 parchment leaf (29 cm by 20 cm). Written in one columns per page, 27 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1] Survived leaf is not complete.
It is a palimpsest, the upper text has not survived to the present day (ink vanished).
Location edit
Currently the codex is housed at the Westminster College (Mingana Georg. 7) in Cambridge.[1]
Text edit
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.