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Uncial 0247
Uncial 0247 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 5th or 6th century.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | 1 Peter 5:13-14 - 2 Peter 1:5-8,14-16; 2:1 |
|---|---|
| Date | 5th / 6th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | John Rylands Library |
| Size | 29 cm by 23 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | II |
Description edit
The codex contains a small part of the 1 Peter 5:13-14 - 2 Peter 1:5-8,14-16; 2:1, on 2 parchment leaves (29 cm by 23 cm). Written in two columns per page, 36 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]
It is a palimpsest, the upper text was written in Coptic, it contains a prayer.[1]
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th or 6th century.[1][2]
Location edit
Currently the codex is housed at the John Rylands Library (P. Copt. 20) in Manchester.[1]
Text edit
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e 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.
Further reading edit
- J. H. Greenlee, "Nine Uncial Palimpsests of the New Testament", S & D 39 (Salt Lake City, 1968).