Uncial 086 Explained

Uncial 086 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 35 (Soden), is a Greek — Coptic diglot, uncial codex of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 6th century.

Description

The codex contains two small parts of the Gospel of John 1:23-26; 3:5-4:23-35.45-49 on 13 parchment leaves (27 cm by 23 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 20 and more lines per page.^[1]

It is a palimpsest, the upper text contains a Coptic tables and formulae.^[1]

The Greek text of this codex is a mixed type. Aland placed it in Category III.^[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.^{[1] [2]}

The codex now is located at the British Library (Or. 5707) in London.^[1]

See also

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

Further reading

• W. E. Crum & F. G. Kenyon, Two Chapters of St John in Greek and Middle Egyptian, JTS 1 (1899-1900), pp. 415–433.
• U. B. Schmid, D. C. Parker, W. J. Elliott, The Gospel according to St. John: The majuscules (Brill 2007), pp. 81–107. [new reconstruction of the text of the codex]

External links

• Uncial 086 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"

Notes and References

1. Book: Kurt Aland

   . 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 . 120 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.

2. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 21 April 2011 . Münster.