Uncial 0181
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0181 is a Greek
uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated paleographically to the 4th century (or 5th).
9:59-10:14, on one parchment leaf (15 cm by 14 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 26 lines per page, in uncial letters.
The Greek text of this codex
is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
. Aland
placed it in Category II.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 4th or 5th century.
The codex currently is housed at the Austrian National Library
(Pap. G. 39778) in Vienna
.
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;...
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 to the 4th century (or 5th).
Description
The codex contains a small parts of the Gospel of LukeGospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...
9:59-10:14, on one parchment leaf (15 cm by 14 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 26 lines per page, in uncial letters.
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...
is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
Alexandrian text-type
The Alexandrian text-type , associated with Alexandria, is one of several text-types used in New Testament textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of biblical manuscripts...
. 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 II.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 4th or 5th century.
The codex currently is housed at the Austrian National Library
Austrian National Library
The Austrian National Library , is the largest library in Austria, with 7.4 million items in its collections. It is located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna; since 2005 some of the collections are located in the baroque Palais Mollard-Clary...
(Pap. G. 39778) in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
Further reading
- Walter Till, Papyrussammlung der Nationalbibliothek in Wien: Katalog der Koptischen Bibelstücke. Die Pergamente, 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...
39 (1940). - S. Porter, NT Greek Papyri and Parchments Vienna 2008, pp. 123-129.
External links
- Uncial 0181 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"