Codex Freerianus
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| Uncial 016 | |
| Name | Freerianus |
|---|---|
| Sign | I |
| Text | Pauline Epistles, Hebrews |
| Date | c. 450 |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt (purchased by Charles Lang Freer) |
| Now at | Smithsonian Institution |
| Size | 25 x 20 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | II |
Codex Freerianus (Gregory-Aland no. I or 016), also called the Washington Manuscript of the Pauline Epistles, is a 5th century manuscript in an uncial hand on vellum in Greek. It was named by Charles Lang Freer because he purchased it in Egypt. The Codex is located in the Freer Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution (Freer Gallery of Art 06.275)[1] in Washington, D.C.
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[edit] Description
The codex contains portion of the Pauline Epistles except Romans and the Epistle to the Hebrews. The Hebrews follows 2 Thessalonians. The manuscript is generally dated from the fifth century, though a few have suggested the sixth century instead. The codex originally contained about 210 leaves (25cm by 20cm), of which only 84 survive in a fragmentary condition. The text of the codex contains a lot of lacunae. It was written in one column per page, 30 lines per column.
The Greek text of this codex, which was edited by H.A. Sanders in 1921, is a good representative of the Alexandrian text-type, agreeing more closely with א, A, and C than with P46, B or 1739. Aland placed it in Category II, ascribing it to the Egyptian text. Its fragmentary nature limits his usefulness.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Codex Washingtonianus has number 06.274 in the same Gallery.
[edit] References
- F.G. Kenyon, Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts (4th ed.), London 1939.
- W. H. P. Hatch, The Principal Uncial Manuscripts Of The New Testament, 1939, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
- 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, p. 54.
[edit] Further readings
- H.A. Sanders, The New Testament Manuscripts in the Freer Collection, The Macmillan Company, New York – London 1918.
- L.W. Hurtado, Text-Critical Methodology and the Pre-Caesarean Text: Codex W in the Gospel of Mark, Studies and Documents 43, Eerdmans 1981.
- L.W. Hurtado, The Freer Biblical Manuscripts. Fresh Studies of an American Treasure Trove, Brill 2007.
[edit] External links
- Codex Freerianus I (016): at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism.
