Uncial 0254 Explained

Uncial 0254 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 5th century.

Description

The codex contains a small part of the Epistle to the Galatians 5:13-17, on two parchment leaves (18 cm by 12 cm). It is written in one column per page, 20 lines per page, in uncial letters.^[1]

It is a palimpsest, the upper text is written in Arabic.^[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th 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 Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category I.^[1]

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Textual criticism

Further reading

• Kurt Treu, "Ein Weiteres Unzialpalimpsest des Galaterbriefes aus Damaskus" Studia Evangelica 5, T & U 103, (Berlin, 1968), pp. 219-221.
• G. H. R. Horseley, "New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity" 2 (Macquarie University, 1982), pp. 125-140.

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

2. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 31 October 2020 . Münster.