List of the Coptic New Testament manuscripts
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The Coptic version is one of the earliest and the most important version of the New Testament. To the present day survived almost 1000 Coptic manuscripts of the New Testament. Majority of them represent Sahidic and Bohairic dialects. Only very few manuscripts represent the dialects of the Middle Egypt.
Sahidic manuscripts
- The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, Book of JonahBook of JonahThe Book of Jonah is a book in the Hebrew Bible. It tells the story of a Hebrew prophet named Jonah ben Amittai who is sent by God to prophesy the destruction of Nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission...
and 1 PeterFirst Epistle of PeterThe First Epistle of Peter, usually referred to simply as First Peter and often written 1 Peter, is a book of the New Testament. The author claims to be Saint Peter the apostle, and the epistle was traditionally held to have been written during his time as bishop of Rome or Bishop of Antioch,...
; the 3rd or 4th centuries; University of MississippiUniversity of MississippiThe University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the... - British Library MS. Oriental 7594, Deuteronomy, Jonah, and Acts; the 3rd/4th century
- Michigan MS. Inv 3992, 1 Corinthians, Titus, and the Book of Psalms; 4th century
- Berlin MS. Or. 408, 4th century
- British Library MS. Oriental 3518 4th century
- Papyrus Bodmer IIIPapyrus Bodmer IIICodex Bodmer III, is a Coptic uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, dated palaeographically to the 4th century. It contains the text of the Gospel of John with some lacunae. It is written in Bohairic dialect of Coptic language....
- Papyrus Bodmer XIXPapyrus Bodmer XIXCodex Bodmer XIX, is a Coptic uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, dated palaeographically to the 4th century . It contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew 14:28-28:20; Epistle to the Romans 1:1-2:3. It is written in Sahidic dialect of Coptic language.The two books are paginated separately in...
— Matthew 14:28-28:20; Romans 1:1-2:3; 4th or 5th century. - Codex Copticus Tischendorfianus ICodex Copticus Tischendorfianus ICodex Copticus Tischendorfianus I, is a Coptic uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, dated palaeographically to the 10th or 11th century. Originally it contained the text of the four Gospels. It is written in Sahidic dialect of Coptic language. It is classified on the list of Coptic manuscripts of...
– fragments of the four Gospels; 9th or 10th century
Bohairic manuscripts
- Papyrus Bodmer IIIPapyrus Bodmer IIICodex Bodmer III, is a Coptic uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, dated palaeographically to the 4th century. It contains the text of the Gospel of John with some lacunae. It is written in Bohairic dialect of Coptic language....
is the oldest manuscript of the Bohairic version - Huntington MS 17Huntington MS 17Huntington 17, bilinguical Bohairic-Arabic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on a paper. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1174. It is the oldest manuscript with complete text of the four Gospels in Bohairic.- Description :...
, A, Bohairic-Arabic, dated to 1174, the oldest manuscript with complete text of the four Gospels in Bohairic - Huntington MS 20Huntington MS 20Huntington 20, is a Bohairic-Greek, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.- Description :...
, Bohairic-Greek, with complete text of the four Gospels - Oriental MS 424Oriental MS 424Codex Oriental Ms. 424, designated by siglum A1 , t , is written in two languages Bohairic-Arabic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on paper...
, Bohairic-Arabic, dated to 1308, with complete text of the Pauline epistles, Catholic epistles, and the Acts - Oriental MS 425Oriental MS 425Oriental MS 425, bilinguical Bohairic-Arabic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1308. The manuscript is lacunose.- Description :...
, H2, Bohairic-Arabic - Oriental MS 426Oriental MS 426Oriental MS 426, bilinguical Bohairic-Arabic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. It is dated to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.Horner designated it by siglum T.- Description :...
, Bohairic-Arabic - Oriental MS 1001Oriental MS 1001Oriental MS 1001, Bohairic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. Several leaves of the codex were lost. Horner designated the manuscript by siglum E2.-Description:...
, E2, Bohairic-Greek, 12th century, British LibraryBritish LibraryThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,... - Oriental MS 1315, E1, Bohairic-Arabic, 1208, British LibraryBritish LibraryThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
- Oriental MS 1316Oriental MS 1316Oriental MS 1001, Bohairic-Arabic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. It is dated to the year 1663. Horner designated the manuscript by siglum H3.- Description :...
, H3, Bohairic-Arabic, 1663, British LibraryBritish LibraryThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,... - Oriental MS 1317, Bohairic-Arabic, 1814, British LibraryBritish LibraryThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
- Oriental MS 3381, 13th century, British LibraryBritish LibraryThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
- Additional MS 5995Additional MS 5995Additional MS 5995, bilinguical Bohairic-Arabic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. It is dated to the 14th century. The manuscript has complex contents.Horner designated it by D4.- Description :...
, D4, Bohairic-Arabic, 14th century, British LibraryBritish LibraryThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,... - Additional MS 14470Additional MS 14470Additional MS 14470, Bohairic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, with a few Armenian fragments. The manuscript is written on vellum and paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century...
, Bohairic-Arabic, 15th century, British LibraryBritish LibraryThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,... - Codex Marshall Or. 5Codex Marshall Or. 5Codex Marshall Or. 5, is a Bohairic-Greek, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on a paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.- Description :...
- Bohairic-Greek, 14th century, Bodleian LibraryBodleian LibraryThe Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library... - Codex Marshall Or. 6Codex Marshall Or. 6Codex Marshall Or. 6, is a Bohairic-Greek, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on a paper. It is dated by the Colophon to the year 1320.- Description :...
- Bohairic-Greek, 1320, Bodleian LibraryBodleian LibraryThe Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library... - Codex Marshall Or. 99Codex Marshall Or. 99Codex Marshall Or. 6, is a Bohairic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on a paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 16th century.- Description :...
- 16th century, Bodleian LibraryBodleian LibraryThe Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
See also
- Coptic versions of the BibleCoptic versions of the BibleThere have been many Coptic versions of the Bible, including some of the earliest translations into any language. Several different versions were made in the ancient world, with different editions of the Old and New Testament in all four of the major dialects of Coptic: Bohairic , Fayyumic, Sahidic...
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- List of the Syriac New Testament manuscripts
Further reading
- William Aldis WrightWilliam Aldis WrightWilliam Aldis Wright , was an English writer and editor.William Aldis Wright was son of George Wright, a Baptist minister in Beccles. He was educated at Beccles Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1858...
, Catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in the British Museum - Erwin NestleErwin NestleErwin Nestle , son of Eberhard Nestle, was a German scholar who continued editing his fathers "Nestle Edition" of the New Testament in Greek, adding a full critical apparatus in the thirteenth edition....
, Syrische Übersetzungen - Caspar René GregoryCaspar René GregoryCaspar René Gregory was a American-born German theologian theologian.-Life:Gregory was born in Philadelphia. He studied theology at two Presbyterian seminaries: in 1865-67 at the University of Pennsylvania and at Princeton Theological Seminary...
, Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, (Leipzig 1902), Vol. 2, pp. 507-528. - Franz-Jürgen Schmitz, Gerd Mink, Liste der koptischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments (Walter de GruyterWalter de GruyterWalter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG is a scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. Its origins date back to 1749 when it was given the right to print books by King Frederick II of Prussia. -De Gruyter Mouton:...
: 1986), Parts 1-2
External links
- Catalogue of the Coptic manuscripts in the British Museum. By W.E. Crum (1905)
- The Coptic (Sahidic) version of certain Books of the Old Testament: from a papyrus in the British Museum (1908)
- Franz-Jürgen Schmitz, Gerd Mink, Liste der koptischen Handschriften des neuen Testaments, Walter de GruyterWalter de GruyterWalter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG is a scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. Its origins date back to 1749 when it was given the right to print books by King Frederick II of Prussia. -De Gruyter Mouton:...
, 1991, vol. 1, part 2, (pp. 1279) ISBN 3110130157, 9783110130157 - Assorted Images of Coptic Manuscripts