Uncial 0233
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0233 is a Greek
uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the 8th century.
s, on 93 parchment leaves (27 by 21 cm), with some lacunae
. The text is written in two columns per page, 23-27 lines per page.
It is a palimpsest
, the upper text was written in a minuscule hand, it is a Lectionary 1684
. In result the manuscript has two texts of the New Testament, and is classified on two different lists: on the list of the uncials and on the list of lectionaries.
is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
heavily interpolated by the Byzantine readings. Aland
placed it in Category III.
Textual variants
(The words before the bracket are of UBS edition, the words after the bracket are the readings of the codex).
The codex formerly was housed at the Bible Museum (MS. 1), in the University of Münster
.
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....
. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the 8th century.
Description
It contains a text of the four GospelGospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
s, on 93 parchment leaves (27 by 21 cm), with some lacunae
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
. The text is written in two columns per page, 23-27 lines per page.
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 was written in a minuscule hand, it is a Lectionary 1684
Lectionary 1684
Lectionary 1684, designated by ℓ1684, in the Gregory-Aland numbering, is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves, dated paleographically to the 13th century.- Description :...
. In result the manuscript has two texts of the New Testament, and is classified on two different lists: on the list of the uncials and on the list of lectionaries.
Text
The Greek text of the codexCodex
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...
heavily interpolated by the Byzantine readings. 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.
Textual variants
(The words before the bracket are of UBS edition, the words after the bracket are the readings of the codex).
- Matthew 2:21 – εισηλθεν ] ηλθεν (went) — D, L, W, 0250, f1Family 1Family 1 is a group of Greek Gospel manuscripts, varying in date from the 12th to the 15th century. The group takes its name from the minuscule codex 1, now in the Basel University Library. "Family 1" is also known as "the Lake Group", symbolized as f1. Hermann von Soden calls the group Ih...
, f13Family 13Family 13, also known Ferrar Group , is a group of Greek Gospel manuscripts, varying in date from the 11th to the 15th century, which display a distinctive pattern of variant readings — especially in placing the story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery in the Gospel of Luke, rather than in...
, ℳ - Matthew 11:2 – Χριστου ] Ιησου (supported by Codex BezaeCodex BezaeThe Codex Bezae Cantabrigensis, designated by siglum Dea or 05 , δ 5 , is a codex of the New Testament dating from the 5th century written in an uncial hand on vellum. It contains, in both Greek and Latin, most of the four Gospels and Acts, with a small fragment of the 3 John...
, 1424Minuscule 1424Minuscule 1424 , δ 30 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, written on 337 parchment leaves . It has been dated paleographically to the 9th or 10th century).- Description :...
, ℓ 241Lectionary 241Lectionary 241, designated by siglum ℓ 241 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a Colophon to the year 1199.Scrivener labelled it as 232evl...
, and other)
History
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 8th century.The codex formerly was housed at the Bible Museum (MS. 1), in the University of Münster
University of Münster
The University of Münster is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The WWU is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities...
.
See also
- List of New Testament uncials
- List of New Testament lectionaries
- 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...
External links
- Uncial 0233 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"