Uncial 0198 Explained

Uncial 0198 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 6th century.

Description

The codex contains a small parts of the Epistle to the Colossians 3:15-16,20-21, on one parchment leaf (11 cm by 7.5 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 7 lines per page, in very large uncial letters.^[1]

The Greek text of this codex is mixed. Aland placed it in Category III.^[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.^{[1] [2]}

The codex currently is housed at the British Library (Pap. 459) in London.

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Textual criticism

Further reading

• H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of the Literary Papyri in the British Museum (London, 1927), p. 180-184.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kurt Aland

   . 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 . 124 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.

2. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 23 April 2011 . Münster.