Uncial 0253 Explained

Uncial 0253 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 6th century.

Description

The codex contains two small parts of the Gospel of Luke 10:19-22, on one parchment leaf (31 cm by 25 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 14 lines per page, in uncial letters.^[1]

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

Location

Formerly the codex was held at the Qubbat al-Khazna in Damascus. The present location of the codex is unknown. Currently the manuscript is not accessible.

Text

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

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Textual criticism

Further reading

• Kurt Treu . Kurt Treu . Ein neues neutestamentliches Unzialfragment aus Damaskus (= 0253) . . 55 . Berlin . 1964 . 274–277.

Notes and References

1. 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 . 126 . limited . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
2. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 31 October 2020 . Münster.