Uncial 0248 Explained

Uncial 0248 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew 1; 12-14; 19-21, on 70 parchment leaves (21 cm by 15.5 cm), with some lacunae. It is written in two columns per page, 24 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]

It is a palimpsest, twice rewritten.[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 9th century.[1] [2]

Location

Currently the codex is housed at the Bodleian Library (MS. Auct. T. 4.21) in Oxford.[1]

Text

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[1]

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Further reading

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 . 25 April 2011 . Münster.