Uncial 0234 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 49 (
von Soden), is a Greek
uncial manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...
of the
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...
.
Paleographically it has been assigned to the 8th century.
Description
The codex contains two small parts of the
Matthew
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* Matthew (given name)
* Matthew (surname)
* ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497
* ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith
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28:11-15;
John 1:4-8,20-24, on two parchment leaves (24 cm by 21 cm). Written in two columns per page, 30 lines per page, in uncial letters.
[ ]
Gospel of John follows Matthew immediately (western order).
Currently it is dated by the
INTF
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research (german: Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung — INTF) at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is to research the textual history of the New Testament and to reconstruct its G ...
to the 8th century.
[ ]
Formerly the codex was held at the Qubbat al-Khazna
Qubbat al-Khazna ( ar, قبة الخزنة, Qubbat al-Khaznah, lit=Dome of the Treasury), also known as the Bayt al-Mal or Beit al-Mal, is an old structure within the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. It is an octagonal structur ...
in Damascus
)), is an adjective which means "spacious".
, motto =
, image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg
, image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg
, seal_type = Seal
, map_caption =
, ...
. The present location of the codex is unknown. Currently the manuscript is not accessible.
The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Kurt Aland in 1954.[ ]
Text
The Greek text of this codex
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is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
In textual criticism of the New Testament, the Alexandrian text-type is one of the main text types. It is the text type favored by the majority of modern textual critics and it is the basis for most modern (after 1900) Bible translations.
Over 5,8 ...
. Aland placed it in Category II.[
]
See also
* List of New Testament uncials
A New Testament uncial is a section of the New Testament in Greek or Latin majuscule letters, written on parchment or vellum. This style of writing is called ''Biblical Uncial'' or ''Biblical Majuscule''.
New Testament uncials are distinct fro ...
* Textual criticism
Textual criticism is a branch of textual scholarship, philology, and of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification of textual variants, or different versions, of either manuscripts or of printed books. Such texts may range in ...
References
Further reading
* Hermann von Soden
Baron Hermann von Soden (16 August 1852 – 15 January 1914) was a German Biblical scholar, minister, professor of divinity, and textual theorist.
Life
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, 1852, Soden was educated at the University of Tübinge ...
, "Sitzungsberichte der preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften" 39 (Berlin, 1903), pp. 825-930.
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Greek New Testament uncials
8th-century biblical manuscripts