Codex Regius (New Testament)
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| Uncial 019 | |
| Name | Regius |
|---|---|
| Sign | Le |
| Text | Gospels |
| Date | 8th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | National Library of France |
| Size | 23.5 x 17cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | II |
Codex Regius (Gregory-Aland no. Le or 019) is a Greek uncial manuscript of the Gospels, dated paleographically to the 8th century. The codex contains 257 leaves (23.5cm by 17cm), with an almost complete text of the four Gospels. The codex contains five small lacunae (Matt 4:22-5:14, 28:17-end, Mark 10:16-30, 15:2-20, John 21:15-end). It has two endings to the Gospel of Mark, while John 7:53-8:11 is omitted. Ammonian sections and Eusebian Canons are presented. The codex is located in National Library of France (Gr. 62), in Paris.
The scribe was Egyptian, with a tendency for writing Coptic rather than Greek. The Greek text of this codex is representative of the Alexandrian text-type with a large number of byzantine readings in the Gospel of Matthew. Aland placed it in Category II. It is probably the fourth-best manuscript of the Gospels, trailing only P75, Codex Vaticanus, and Codex Sinaiticus.
The text of the codex was cited by Robert Estienne as η. It was edited in 1846 by Tischendorf.
[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 Metzger, The Text Of The New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration, 1968 etc, Oxford University Press, p. 54.
[edit] External links
- Codex Basilensis L (019): at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism.
