Uncial 0261
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0261 is a Greek uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 5th century. The manuscript has survived in a very fragmentary condition.
1:9-12,19-22; 4:25-31, on 2 parchment leaves (20 cm by 15 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th century.
is mixed. Aland
placed it in Category III.
(P. 6791, 6792, 14043) in Berlin
.
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....
. Palaeographically
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...
it has been assigned to the 5th century. The manuscript has survived in a very fragmentary condition.
Description
The codex contains some parts of the Epistle to the GalatiansEpistle to the Galatians
The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians, often shortened to Galatians, is the ninth book of the New Testament. It is a letter from Paul of Tarsus to a number of Early Christian communities in the Roman province of Galatia in central Anatolia...
1:9-12,19-22; 4:25-31, on 2 parchment leaves (20 cm by 15 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th century.
Text
The text-type of this 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 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.
Location
Currently the codex is housed at the Berlin State MuseumsBerlin 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. 6791, 6792, 14043) 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...
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Further reading
- Kurt TreuKurt TreuKurt Treu , German classical philologist, was a son of a German parson on the island Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia. In 1940, because of World War II, the Treu family was forced to leave their homeland. Kurt Treu studied in a Gymnasium in Hohensalza. AS levels were studied by him after the...
, "Neue Neutestamentliche Fragmente der Berliner Papyrussammlung", APF 18 (Berlin: 1966), pp. 23-38. - G.H.R. Horsley, "New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity" 2 (Macquarie University, 1982), pp. 125-140.