Uncial 078
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Matthew 17-18; 19; Luke 18; John 4-5; 20 |
|---|---|
| Date | 6th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Russian National Library |
| Size | 27 x 20 cm |
| Type | mixed |
| Category | III |
Uncial 078 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 15 (Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 6th century. It is a palimpsest.
Description
[edit]The codex contains a small parts of the Matthew 17:22-18:3.11-19; 19:5-14; Luke 18:14-25; John 4:52-5:8; 20:17-26 on 6 parchment leaves (27 cm by 20 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.[1]
It is a palimpsest, the upper text was written in the 10th century in Georgian language.[1]
The Greek text of this codex was influenced by the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category III.[1]
Tischendorf deciphered text of the palimpsest.[2] David C. Parker gave a new reconstruction of the text of the Gospel of John.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.[3]
The codex is located now at the Russian National Library (Suppl. Gr. 13, fol. 1-7) in Saint Petersburg.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- ^ C. Tischendorf, Monumenta sacra inedita (Leipzig: 1855), pp. XII-XIX, 5-10.
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
Further reading
[edit]- C. Tischendorf, Monumenta sacra inedita (J.C. Hinrichs, Bibliopola: Leipzig: 1855), pp. XII-XIX, 5-10.
- U. B. Schmid, D. C. Parker, W. J. Elliott, The Gospel according to St. John: The majuscules (Brill 2007), pp. 66-68. [text of the codex in the Gospel of John]
External links
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- Uncial 078 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"