Uncial 0275 Explained

Uncial 0275 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek-Coptic uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 7th century.

Description

The codex contains a small part of the Gospel of Matthew 5:25-26,29-30, on 1 parchment leaf (28 cm by 25 cm). Written in two columns per page, 12 lines per page, in uncial letters.^[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 7th century.^{[1] [2]}

Text

The Greek text of this codex probably is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it with hesitation in Category II.^[1] It was collated by A. Passoni in 1980.

Location

After its discovery it was held in Cairo. Currently the codex is housed at Trinity College Dublin (TCD PAP F 138).

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Coptic versions of the Bible
• Textual criticism

Further reading

• Anna Passoni dell'Acqua, "Aegyptus", 60 (1980), pp. 102-106.

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 . 25 April 2011 . Münster.