Uncial 082
Encyclopedia
Uncial 082 α 1024 (Soden), is a Greek uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, assigned palaeographically
to the 6th century.
4:2-18 on one parchment leaf. The text is written in two columns per page, 26 lines per page. Original size of the leaves is unknown, because it was cut to reinforce a binding.
The Greek text of this codex
is mixed. Aland
placed in Category III.
Constantin von Tischendorf
saw this leaf in 1868 in Moscow. It was examined by Kurt Treu
in 1966 and Pasquale Orsini
in 2005.
The codex now is located in State Historical Museum
(V. 108) in Moscow
.
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....
, assigned 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...
to the 6th century.
Description
The codex contains a small part of the Epistle to the EphesiansEpistle to the Ephesians
The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians, often shortened to Ephesians, is the tenth book of the New Testament. Its authorship has traditionally been credited to Paul, but it is considered by some scholars to be "deutero-Pauline," that is, written in Paul's name by a later author strongly influenced by...
4:2-18 on one parchment leaf. The text is written in two columns per page, 26 lines per page. Original size of the leaves is unknown, because it was cut to reinforce a binding.
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 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 in Category III.
History
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.Constantin von Tischendorf
Constantin von Tischendorf
Lobegott Friedrich Constantin Tischendorf was a noted German Biblical scholar. He deciphered the Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, a 5th century Greek manuscript of the New Testament, in the 1840s, and rediscovered the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th century New Testament manuscript, in 1859.Tischendorf...
saw this leaf in 1868 in Moscow. It was examined by Kurt Treu
Kurt Treu
Kurt 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...
in 1966 and Pasquale Orsini
Pasquale Orsini
Pasquale Orsini is an Italian palaeographer, librarian, and Professor from Università di Catania-Siracusa.- Life :Orsini studied at the University of Rome. He was a pupil of prof. Guglielmo Cavallo. He works at the Università di Catania-Siracusa...
in 2005.
The codex now is located in State Historical Museum
State Historical Museum
The State Historical Museum of Russia is a museum of Russian history wedged between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow. Its exhibitions range from relics of the prehistoric tribes inhabiting present-day Russia, through priceless artworks acquired by members of the Romanov dynasty...
(V. 108) in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
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...
, Die Griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments in der USSR; eine systematische Auswertung des Texthandschriften in Leningrad, Moskau, Kiev, Odessa, Tbilisi und Erevan, T & U 91 (Berlin: 1966), pp. 292-293. - P. Orsini, Manoscritti in maiuscola biblica, 2005 (Collana scientifica, Studi Archeologici, Artistici, Filologici, Letterari e Storici), p. 297.