Uncial 0220
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Uncial 0220 is a leaf of a late third century Greek codex containing The Epistle to the Romans
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(4:23-5:3) is legible, but little can be made out on the verso (5:8-12). The scribe wrote in a reformed documentary hand. The nomina sacra
are written in an abbreviated way.
The Alands
describe the text-type as "strict".
Uncial 0220 is an important early witness to the Alexandrian text-type
, agreeing with Vaticanus everywhere except Rom. 5:1. It is classed as a "consistently cited witness of the first order" in the Novum Testamentum Graece
. NA27 considers it even more highly than other witnesses of this type. It provides an exclamation mark (!) for "papyri and uncial manuscripts of particular significance because of their age."
The nomina sacra
are written in an abbreviated way: ΚΝ ΙΥ ΙΝ ΧΥ ΘΥ.
It was purchased at Cairo in 1950 by Leland C. Wyman, a professor of biology at Boston University
. Later part of it was bought by Martin Schøyen
and now part of it is housed in the Martin Schøyen Collection in Oslo, and part in London.
The text was published by William Hatch
in the Harvard Theological Review in 1952.
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The Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle to the Romans is a commentary by Swiss theologian Karl Barth on the New Testament Epistle to the Romans.First written in 1919, and later modified in 1922, Epistle to the Romans is significant as Barth's first major work, defined by his reaction against German Protestant Liberalism...
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Description
Uncial 0220 measures 12 by 15 cm from a page of 14 lines. The rectoRecto
The recto and verso are respectively the "front" and "back" sides of a leaf of paper in a bound item such as a codex, book, broadsheet, or pamphlet. In languages written from left to right the recto is the right-hand page and the verso the left-hand page...
(4:23-5:3) is legible, but little can be made out on the verso (5:8-12). The scribe wrote in a reformed documentary hand. The nomina sacra
Nomina sacra
Nomina sacra means "sacred names" in Latin, and can be used to refer to traditions of abbreviated writing of several frequently occurring divine names or titles in early Greek language Holy Scripture...
are written in an abbreviated way.
The Alands
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...
describe the text-type as "strict".
Uncial 0220 is an important early witness to 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...
, agreeing with Vaticanus everywhere except Rom. 5:1. It is classed as a "consistently cited witness of the first order" in the Novum Testamentum Graece
Novum Testamentum Graece
Novum Testamentum Graece is the Latin name editions of the original Greek-language version of the New Testament.The first printed edition was the Complutensian Polyglot Bible by Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, printed in 1514, but not published until 1520...
. NA27 considers it even more highly than other witnesses of this type. It provides an exclamation mark (!) for "papyri and uncial manuscripts of particular significance because of their age."
The nomina sacra
Nomina sacra
Nomina sacra means "sacred names" in Latin, and can be used to refer to traditions of abbreviated writing of several frequently occurring divine names or titles in early Greek language Holy Scripture...
are written in an abbreviated way: ΚΝ ΙΥ ΙΝ ΧΥ ΘΥ.
History
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 3rd century.It was purchased at Cairo in 1950 by Leland C. Wyman, a professor of biology at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
. Later part of it was bought by Martin Schøyen
Martin Schøyen
Martin Schøyen is a Norwegian businessman, traveller, historian, paleographer and collector of books.He started collecting books in 1955...
and now part of it is housed in the Martin Schøyen Collection in Oslo, and part in London.
The text was published by William Hatch
William Hatch
William Henry Paine Hatch, Ph.D., D.D. was an American theologian, born at Camden, N. J. He attended Harvard, graduating in 1898 . Afterward, he graduated at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and from the General Theological Seminary in New York City...
in the Harvard Theological Review in 1952.
See also
Other early uncials:- Uncial 0162Uncial 0162Codex 0162 , ε 023 , is one vellum leaf of the late third century Greek codex containing John.- Description :...
- Uncial 0171Uncial 0171Uncial 0171 , ε 07 is two vellum leaves of a late third century Greek uncial codex containing fragments Matthew and Luke. In the Berlin Matthew and Florence Luke are taken. Matthew is a part of the Medici Library collection in Florence, Luke – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Uncial 0171 (in the...
- Uncial 0189Uncial 0189Uncial 0189 , is the oldest parchment manuscript of the New Testament.- Description :It consists of a single vellum leaf of a late second or early third century Greek codex, containing only a small part of the Acts of the Apostles.Its history is unknown prior to its current possession by the...
- Uncial 0301Uncial 0301Uncial 0301 , is a Greek-Coptic diglot uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 5th century.- Description :...
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- 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
- William H. P. HatchWilliam HatchWilliam Henry Paine Hatch, Ph.D., D.D. was an American theologian, born at Camden, N. J. He attended Harvard, graduating in 1898 . Afterward, he graduated at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and from the General Theological Seminary in New York City...
, A Recently Discovered Fragment of the Epistle to the Romans, HTRHarvard Theological ReviewHarvard Theological Review is a journal of theology, published by Harvard Divinity School. It was founded in 1908.-External links:* * * * at the Internet Archive...
45 (1952), pp. 81-85.