Uncial 070 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 6 ( Soden), is a Greek-Coptic

diglot A polyglot is a book that contains Parallel text, side-by-side versions of the same text in several different languages. Some editions of the Bible or its parts are polyglots, in which the Hebrew language, Hebrew and Greek language, Greek origina ...

uncial Uncial is a majuscule Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall. (1996) ''Encyclopedia of the Book''. 2nd edn. New Castle, DE, and London: Oak Knoll Press & The British Library The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one ...

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 ...

. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 6th century. Uncial 070 belonged to the same manuscript as codices: 0110, 0124, 0178, 0179, 0180, 0190, 0191, 0193, 0194, and 0202. The manuscript is very lacunose.

: 070 (13 folios) – Luke 9:9-17; 10:40-11:6; 12:15-13:32; John 5:31-42; 8:33-42; 12:27-36 : 0110 (1 folio) – John 8:13-22 : 0124 + 0194 (22 folios) – Luke 3:19-30; 10:21-30; 11:24-42; 22:54-65; 23:4-24:26; John 5:22-31; 8:42-9:39; 11:48-56; 12:46-13:4 : 0178 (1 folio) – Luke 16:4-12 : 0179 (1 folio) – Luke 21:30-22:2 : 0180 (1 folio) – John 7:3-12 : 0190 (1 folio) – Luke 10:30-39 : 0191 (1 folio) – Luke 12:5-14 : 0193 (1 folio) – John 3:23-32 : 0202 (2 folios) – Luke 8:13-19; 8:55-9:9.

Description

The codex contains parts of the

Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke), or simply Luke (which is also its most common form of abbreviation). tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. Together with the Acts of the Apostles, it makes up a two-volu ...

and

Gospel of John The Gospel of John ( grc, Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην, translit=Euangélion katà Iōánnēn) is the fourth of the four canonical gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "sig ...

, on 44 parchment leaves (37 by 28 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 35 lines per page. The Coptic text is not completely identical with the Greek. It is written in large, round, not compressed letters, in black ink. Pages have Coptic numbers. It used

Spiritus asper In the polytonic orthography of Ancient Greek, the rough breathing ( grc, δασὺ πνεῦμα, dasỳ pneûma or ''daseîa''; la, spīritus asper) character is a diacritical mark used to indicate the presence of an sound before a vowel, d ...

Spiritus lenis The smooth breathing ( grc, ψιλὸν πνεῦμα, psilòn pneûma; ell, ψιλή ''psilí''; la, spīritus lēnis) is a diacritical mark used in polytonic orthography. In Ancient Greek, it marks the absence of the voiceless glottal fricat ...

, and accents, but often wrongly. There are many itacistic errors. Probably it was written by a Coptic scribe. In Luke 13:21 he wrote βαβουσα instead of λαβουσα. In Luke 13:16 he used δεκαι instead of δεκα και. The Greek text of this

codex The codex (plural codices ) was the historical ancestor of the modern book. Instead of being composed of sheets of paper, it used sheets of vellum, papyrus, or other materials. The term ''codex'' is often used for ancient manuscript books, with ...

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 III. The Coptic text is not completely identical with the Greek. It does not include the

Pericope Adulterae Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (or the ) is a passage (pericope) found in John 7:53– 8:11 of the New Testament. It has been the subject of much scholarly discussion. In the passage, Jesus was teaching in the Second Temple after com ...

(John 7:53-8:11) in the Coptic text. The Greek text has a lacuna in that place. In Luke 23:34 omitted words are "And Jesus said: Father forgive them, they know not what they do." This omission is supported by the manuscripts

Papyrus 75 Papyrus 75 (formerly Papyrus Bodmer XIV– XV, now Hanna Papyrus 1), designated by the siglum (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is an early Greek New Testament manuscript written on papyrus. It contains text from t ...

, Sinaiticus^a, B, D*, W, Θ, 1241, it^{a, d}, syr^s, cop^sa, cop^bo.

History

Currently the manuscript 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 6th century. Nine leaves of the codex (Luke 12:15-13:32; John 8:33-42), belonged once to

Carl Gottfried Woide Carl Gottfried Woide (german: Karl Gottfried Woide) (4 July 1725 – 9 May 1790), also known in England as Charles Godfrey Woide, was an Orientalist, a biblical scholar and a pastor. Career Woide began his career as a pastor at the Reformed chur ...

, who received them from Egypt.

C. R. Gregory C. or c. may refer to: * Century, sometimes abbreviated as ''c.'' or ''C.'', a period of 100 years * Cent (currency), abbreviated ''c.'' or ''¢'', a monetary unit that equals of the basic unit of many currencies * Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...

, "Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 75. They are known as ''Fragmentum Woideanum'', they were designated by T^a or T^woi and were confused with

Codex Borgianus Codex Borgianus, designated by T or 029 (in the Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland, Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 5 (Biblical manuscript#Von Soden, von Soden), is a Greek and Coptic language, Sahidic uncial manuscript of the Gospels, dated Palaeogra ...

. According to Tregelles they were parts of the same manuscript. S. P. Tregelles, "An Introduction to the Critical study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures", London 1856, p. 180.

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gave a reasons for thinking that this fragment was not originally a portion of Borgianus. 0124 was brought from

White Monastery The Coptic White Monastery (), also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda () and The Athribian Monastery () is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite. It is located near the Upper Egyptian cities of Tahta and Sohag, a ...

Present location

The 14 fragments of the codex, which have been assigned 11 different Gregory-Aland numbers, are held in five collections located in four cities. * ''Fragmentum Woideanum'' from 070 is held in the

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, b. 2

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– 9 leaves, with inscription "Coptic and Sahidic Manuscripts from Cairo" * part of 070 is held in the

Bibliothèque nationale de France The Bibliothèque nationale de France (, 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository ...

, Copt. 132,2 Paris – 2 leaves * rest of 070 is held in the

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MSE 10014, 10092k – 2 leaves * 0110 is held in

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, Add. 34274, 1 f., London * 0194 (=0124) and 0202 are held in the

, Or. 3579 B 9 fol. 46, 47, 2 ff. London * 0124, 0179, 0180, 0190, 0191, and 0193 are held in the

, Copt. 129,7 Paris * 0178 is held in the

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(1 f), in

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