Uncial 0164
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0164 ε 022 (Soden), is a Greek
-Coptic
bilingual uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated paleographically
to the 6th century (or the 7th century).
The codex currently is housed at the Berlin State Museums
(P. 9108) in Berlin
.
13:20-21, on one small parchment leaf (8 cm by 13 cm). It is written in one column per page, 8 lines per page, in uncial letters. The leaf survived in a fragmentary condition.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th or 7th century.
It was described by J. Leopoldt in 1903 along with lectionary 143
.
The Greek text of this codex
lacks word αυτον in 13:20. The text is to brief for classifying. Aland
placed it in Category III (with hesitation).
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
-Coptic
Coptic language
Coptic or Coptic Egyptian is the current stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century. Egyptian began to be written using the Greek alphabet in the 1st century...
bilingual uncial
Uncial
Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. Uncial letters are written in either Greek, Latin, or Gothic.-Development:...
manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, dated paleographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
to the 6th century (or the 7th century).
The codex currently is housed at the Berlin State Museums
Berlin State Museums
The Berlin State Museums, in German Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, are a group of museums in Berlin, Germany overseen by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and funded by the German federal government in collaboration with Germany's federal states...
(P. 9108) in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
Description
The codex contains a small part of the Gospel of MatthewGospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
13:20-21, on one small parchment leaf (8 cm by 13 cm). It is written in one column per page, 8 lines per page, in uncial letters. The leaf survived in a fragmentary condition.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th or 7th century.
It was described by J. Leopoldt in 1903 along with lectionary 143
Lectionary 143
Lectionary 143, designated by siglum ℓ 143 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves...
.
Greek text
- [τα πετρωδη σπα]
- ρει [ουτος εστιν]
- ο τον λ[ο]γον ακ[ου]
- ων και ευθυς
- [με]τα χαρας λαμ
- [βαν]ων ουκ εχει
- [δε ρι]ζαν εν εαυ
- [τω αλλα] προς
The Greek text of this codex
Codex
A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with multiple quires or gatherings typically bound together and given a cover.Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement...
lacks word αυτον in 13:20. The text is to brief for classifying. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it in Category III (with hesitation).
See also
- List of New Testament uncials
- 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...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
- 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...
Further reading
- C. R. 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 Testamentes III (Leipzig: 1909), p. 1083. - J. Leopoldt, Bruchstücke von zwei griechisch-koptischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament, ZNWZeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche WissenschaftThe Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1900. It is published by Walter de Gruyter...
4 (Berlin: 1903), pp. 350-351.