Uncial 0208
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0208 is a Greek
uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated paleographically
to the 6th century.
1:29-2:10,13-14; 1 Thessalonians
2:4-7,12-17, on two parchment leaves (23 cm by 16 cm). Written in two columns per page, 31 lines per page, in very large uncial letters. It is a palimpsest
, the upper text contain text Prosper of Aquitaine
"Chronicon".
The text-type of this codex
is mixed. Aland
placed it in Category III.
In Colossians 2:2 it reads του θεου πατρος και του Χριστου for του θεου Χριστου; the reading of the codex is supported by minuscule 1908.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.
It was digitised by the CSNTM.
The codex currently is housed at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
(29022 e) in Munich
.
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
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.
Description
The codex contains a small parts of the ColossiansEpistle to the Colossians
The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, usually referred to simply as Colossians, is the 12th book of the New Testament. It was written, according to the text, by Paul the Apostle to the Church in Colossae, a small Phrygian city near Laodicea and approximately 100 miles from Ephesus in Asia...
1:29-2:10,13-14; 1 Thessalonians
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
The First Epistle to the Thessalonians, usually referred to simply as First Thessalonians and often written 1 Thessalonians, is a book from the New Testament of the Christian Bible....
2:4-7,12-17, on two parchment leaves (23 cm by 16 cm). Written in two columns per page, 31 lines per page, in very large uncial letters. It is a palimpsest
Palimpsest
A palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book from which the text has been scraped off and which can be used again. The word "palimpsest" comes through Latin palimpsēstus from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος originally compounded from πάλιν and ψάω literally meaning “scraped...
, the upper text contain text Prosper of Aquitaine
Prosper of Aquitaine
Saint Prosper of Aquitaine , a Christian writer and disciple of Saint Augustine of Hippo, was the first continuator of Jerome's Universal Chronicle.- Life :...
"Chronicon".
The text-type 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 mixed. 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.
In Colossians 2:2 it reads του θεου πατρος και του Χριστου for του θεου Χριστου; the reading of the codex is supported by minuscule 1908.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.
It was digitised by the CSNTM.
The codex currently is housed at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Bavarian State Library
The Bavarian State Library in Munich is the central "Landesbibliothek", i. e. the state library of the Free State of Bavaria and one of Europe's most important universal libraries. With its collections currently comprising around 9.39 million books, it ranks among the best research libraries...
(29022 e) in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
Further reading
- Alban Dold, Griechische Bruchstücke der Paulusbriefe aus dem 6. Jahrhundert unter einem Fragment von Prospers Chronicon aus dem 8. Jahrhundert, Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen 50 (1933), pp. 76-84.
External links
- Uncial 0208 at the CSNTMCenter for the Study of New Testament ManuscriptsThe Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts is a non-profit organization set out to preserve ancient manuscripts of the Christian Scriptures New Testament. This aim is accomplished by taking high resolution digital photographs of all extant Greek New Testament manuscripts. The...