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Uncial 071 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 015 ( 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 ...
, dated paleographically to the 5th or 6th century. It came from
Oxyrhynchus Oxyrhynchus (; grc-gre, Ὀξύρρυγχος, Oxýrrhynchos, sharp-nosed; ancient Egyptian ''Pr-Medjed''; cop, or , ''Pemdje''; ar, البهنسا, ''Al-Bahnasa'') is a city in Middle Egypt located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo ...
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Description

The codex contains a small part of the
Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew), or simply Matthew. It is most commonly abbreviated as "Matt." is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells how Israel's Messiah, Jesus, comes to his people and for ...
1:21-24; 1:25-2:2, on one parchment leaf (7 cm by 9.5 cm). It is written in one column per page, 13 lines per page. Currently it is dated by the
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to the 5th or 6th century. ; Text The Greek text of this
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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 ...
, in close relationship with
Codex Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts) ...
, Vaticanus, and Dublinensis. Aland placed it in Category II. ; Textual variants Matt 1:24 : εγερθεις – א, B, C, Z, 071, ''f''1 : διεγερθεις – C3, D, L, W, 087, ''f''13, mss of the Byzantine text-type Matt 1:25 : υἱὸν (''son'') – א, B, Z, 071, ''f''1, ''f''13, 33 : τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον (''her firstborn son'') – C, D, K, L (omit αὐτῆς), W, Δ, Π, 28,
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, 700,
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, 1009, 1010, 1071, 1079, 1195, 1216, 1230, 1241, 1242, 1365 ; Present location The codex is now located in the
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(3735) at
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.


See also

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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 ...
* Papyrus Oxyrhynchus * Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 400 * Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 402


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Further reading

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uncial 0071 Greek New Testament uncials 5th-century biblical manuscripts 6th-century biblical manuscripts
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