Uncial 0279 Explained

Uncial 0279 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the eighth or ninth centuries.

Description

The codex contains a small parts of the Gospel of Luke 8:32-44; 22:3.15-16, on 2 parchment leaves (31 cm x 24 cm). They are in a fragmentary condition. The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters. It is a palimpsest, the upper text was written in Greek, in uncial letters, and contains liturgical texts.^[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 8th or 9th centuries.^{[1] [2]}

Location

Uncial 0279 is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery in Sinai in May 1975, during restoration work.^[3] Currently the codex is housed at the Saint Catherine's Monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 15).^[1]

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

Further reading

• Linos Politis . Nouveaux manuscrits grecs découverts au Mont Sinaï. Rapport Préliminaire . Scriptorium . 34 . 1980 . 5-17.

Notes and References

1. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, “Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments”, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 42.
2. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 25 April 2011 . Münster.
3. Together with other uncials: 12 leaves from Codex Sinaiticus, 0278, 0280, 0281, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0285, 0286, 0287, 0288, 0289, 0290, 0291, 0292, 0293, 0294, 0295, 0296.