Uncial 0239
Uncial 0239 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek-Coptic uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 7th-century.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Luke 2:27-30,34 |
|---|---|
| Date | 7th-century |
| Script | Greek-Coptic diglot |
| Now at | British Library |
| Size | 26 x 21 cm |
| Type | mixed |
| Category | III |
Description
The codex contains a small part of the Gospel of Luke 2:27-30,34, on one parchment leaf (26 cm by 21 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 7th-century.[1][2]
It was written and found in Egypt in Fayyum.[3]
The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Kurt Aland in 1954.[4]
The Coptic text was published by Walter Ewing Crum in 1905.[3] The Greek text was published by H. L. Heller.[5]
Location
Currently the codex is housed at the British Library in London, with the shelf number Oriental 4717 (16).[1][2]
Text
The Greek text of this codex is mixed. Aland placed it in Category III.[1]
References
- 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.
- P. Lond. Copt. 502 LDAB
- Kurt Aland (1963). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechieschen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 10.
- H. L. Heller, "Ein griechisch-koptisches Lukasfragment", ANTF 3 (Berlin, 1969), pp. 199-203.
Further reading
- H. L. Heller, "Ein griechisch-koptisches Lukasfragment", ANTF 3 (Berlin, 1969), pp. 199-203.