Uncial 0242 Explained

Uncial 0242 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 4th century.

Description

The codex contains a small parts of the Gospel of Matthew 8:25-9:2; 13:32-38,40-46, on two parchment leaves (23 cm by 20 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters.^[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 4th century.^{[1] [2]}

It was examined by Ramón Roca-Puig in 1959. The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Kurt Aland in 1963.^[3]

Location

Currently the codex is housed at the Egyptian Museum (no. 71942) in Cairo.^[1]

Text

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

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Textual criticism

Further reading

• R. Roca-Puig, "Un pergamino griego del Evangilo de San Mateo", Emérita 27 (Madrid: 1959), pp. 59-73.

External links

• Uncial 0242 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"

Notes and References

1. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland

   . 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 . 126 . limited . 978-0-8028-4098-1.

2. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 3 February 2014 . Münster.
3. Book: Kurt Aland . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechieschen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments . Berlin . Walter de Gruyter . 1963 . 11.