Uncial 0160 Explained

Uncial 0160 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 018 (von Soden),^[1] is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 4th century (or 5th).

Description

The codex contains a small part of the Gospel of Matthew 26:25-26,34-36, on one parchment leaf (9.1 cm by 6.5 cm). It is written in two columns per page, 24 lines per page, in uncial letters.^[2]

The Greek text of this codex is mixed. Aland placed it in Category III.^[2]

History

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 4th or 5th century.^[3]

The text of the codex was published by Gebhart.^[4]

The codex currently is housed at the Berlin State Museums, P. 9961 in Berlin.

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Textual criticism

Further reading

• A. H. Salonius, Die griechischen Handschriftenfragmente des Neuen Tastaments in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, ZNW 26 (1927), pp. 99-100.

Notes and References

1. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament . J.C. Hinrichs . 1908 . Leipzig . 44 .
2. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland . Aland . Barbara . Barbara Aland . Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) . The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism . . 1995 . Grand Rapids . 123 . limited . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
3. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 21 April 2011 . Münster.
4. O. von Gebhart, Die Evangelien des Matthäus und des Marcus aus dem Codex Purpureus Rossanensis, T & U I 4, (Leipzig 1883).