Uncial 071 Explained

Uncial 071 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 015 (Soden),[1] is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 5th or 6th century. It came from Oxyrhynchus.

Description

The codex contains a small part of the Gospel of Matthew 1:21-24; 1:25-2:2, on one parchment leaf (7 cm by 9.5 cm). It is written in one column per page, 13 lines per page.[2]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th or 6th century.[2] [3]

TextThe Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type, in close relationship with Codex Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, and Dublinensis. Aland placed it in Category II.[2]
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Verso

[απο τ]ων [αμ]αρ[τιων αυ : των τουτο δε ολον [γεγονεν : ινα πληρωθη το ρη[θεν υ : πο κυ δια του προφητ[ου λε : γοντος ιδου η [θ] παρθενος

εν γαστρι εξει και τεξετε

υν και καλεσουσι το ονο

μα αυτου Εμμανουηλ ο

[εσ]τιν μεθερμηνευομε

[νον] μεθ ημων ο θς εγερ

[θεις δε] Ι[ω]σηφ απο του υπ

[νου εποιη]σεν ως προς

[εταξεν αυτ]ω ο αγγελ[ος |align=top| :: Recto : [νωσκεν] αυ[την εως ου ε : [τεκεν υ]ν και εκαλεσε[ν το : [ονο]μα αυτου Ιν του δε

Ιυ γεννηθεντος εν βη

θλεεμ της Ιουδαιας εν η

μεραις Ηρωδου του βασι

λεως ιδου μαγοι απο ανα

τολων παραγενοντοεις

Ιεροσολυμα λεγοντε [που : εστιν ο τε[ι]χθεις βα[σιλευς : των Ιουδαιων ει[δομεν : γαρ αυτου το[ω αστερα εν : [τ]η ανατο[λη]|}

Textual variantsMatt 1:24
  • εγερθεις (having been aroused) – א, B, C, Z, 071, f1
  • διεγερθεις (having been awakened) – C3, D, L, W, 087, f13, mss of the Byzantine text-type

    Matt 1:25

    υἱὸν (a son) – א, B, Z, 071, f1, f13, 33

    τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον (her firstborn son) – C, D, K, L (omit αὐτῆς), W, Δ, Π, 28, 565, 700, 892, 1009, 1010, 1071, 1079, 1195, 1216, 1230, 1241, 1242, 1365

    Present locationThe codex is now located in the Semitic Museum (3735) at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

    See also

    Further reading

  • Notes and References

    1. Book: Gregory, Caspar René. Caspar René Gregory. Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. 1908. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Leipzig. 38.
    2. 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 . 119 . limited . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
    3. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 21 April 2011 . Münster.