Uncial 0286 Explained

Uncial 0286 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th or 11th century.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew 16:13-19 and Gospel of John 10:12-16, on 2 parchment leaves . The text is written in one column per page, 19 lines per page, in uncial letters. The leaves have survived in a fragmentary condition.^[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 10th or 11th century.^{[1] [2]}

Location

It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery at Sinai in May 1975, during the restoration work.^[3] Currently the codex is housed at the St. Catherine's Monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 72) in Sinai.^[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.
• U. B. Schmid, D. C. Parker, W. J. Elliott, The Gospel according to St. John: The majuscules (Brill 2007), pp. 150-151. [text of the codex]

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. 43.
2. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 3 August 2020 . Münster.
3. Together with other uncials: 12 leaves from Codex Sinaiticus, 0278, 0279, 0280, 0281, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0285, 0287, 0288, 0289, 0290, 0291, 0292, 0293, 0294, 0295, 0296.