Codex Angelicus
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| Uncial 020 | |
| Name | Angelicus |
|---|---|
| Sign | Lap |
| Text | Acts, CE, Paul |
| Date | 9th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Biblioteca Angelica |
| Size | 27 x 21.5 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Codex Angelicus (Gregory-Aland no. Lap or 020) is a Greek uncial manuscript of the Acts of Apostles, Pauline epistles, and Catholic epistles, dated paleographically to the 9th century. The codex contains 189 leaves (27 cm by 21.5 cm), written in two columns per page, 26 lines per column. The codex contains large lacunae in Acts 1:1-8:10; and Heb 13:10-25. The name of codex came from the library in Rome where it is now located, Biblioteca Angelica (No. 39).
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type with a few non-byzantine readings. It is one of the very earliest purely Byzantine manuscripts. Aland placed it in Category V.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, The Text Of The New Testament: An Introduction To The Critical Editions and To The Theory and Practice Of Modern Text Criticism, 1995, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Bruce M. Metzger, The Text Of The New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration, 1968 etc, Oxford University Press.
[edit] External links
- Codex Angelicus Lap (020): at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism.
