Uncial 0156 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), 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 printed or reproduced i ...

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 Chris ...

, α 1006 (in the Soden numbering), dated palaeographically to the 8th century. The codex contains a small parts of the Second Epistle of Peter 3:2-10, on one parchment leaf (12 cm by 8 cm). It is written in two columns per page, 21 lines per page, in uncial letters. The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category II. Currently it is dated by the

Institute for New Testament Textual Research 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 ...

to the 8th century. The codex used to be held in

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 ...

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 location of the codex is unknown. The manuscript is not accessible.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Uncial 0156 Greek New Testament uncials 8th-century biblical manuscripts Lost biblical manuscripts

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