Uncial 0102 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 42 ( Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. It is dated paleographically to the 7th century.

Description

The codex contains a small part of the Gospel of Luke 3:23-4:43; 21:4-18 on five parchment leaves (30 cm by 23 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 24 lines per page. The letters are large and leaning to the right. Liturgical markings were added by a later hand. 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 7th century. The codex was divided, three of its leaves now are held at the

Vatopedi monastery The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi ( el, Βατοπέδι, ) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece. The monastery was expanded several times during its history, particularly during the Byzantine period and in the 18th an ...

(1219) at

Athos Athos may refer to: Fictional or mythical characters * Athos (character), one of the title characters in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père * Athos (mythology), one of the Gigantes in Greek mythology * Athos Fadiga ...

peninsula. These leaves contain text of Luke 3:23-4:2; 4:30-43; 21:4-18. Two other leaves with text of Luke 4:3-29 are 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 ...

(Suppl. Gr. 1155,I), at Paris. The leaves are in a fragmentary condition. It was examined and described by

Henri Omont Henri Auguste Omont (15 September 1857 – 9 December 1940) was a French librarian, philologist, and historian. Life In 1881 he wrote a thesis ''De la ponctuation'' and graduated from the École Nationale des Chartes. As a librarian at the B ...

. From the same manuscript probably originated another leaves now catalogued as Uncial 0138.

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 ...

designated it as ε 75. 0138 contains Gospel of Matthew 21:24-24:15. It is held in the Protatou monastery (56,8 ff.),This monastery does not belong to the 20 biggest and more important monasteries, it is one of the smaller. at Athos peninsula. 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 II, it means it has some alien readings.

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Uncial 0102
at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary" {{DEFAULTSORT:Uncial 0102 Greek New Testament uncials 7th-century biblical manuscripts Bibliothèque nationale de France collections Athos manuscripts Vatopedi

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