Uncial 0296

Uncial 0296

New Testament manuscript

Text 1 John 5:3-13; 2 Corinthians 7:3-4.9-10
Date 6th century
Script Greek
Found 1975
Now at Saint Catherine's Monastery
Size 29 cm by 23.5 cm
Type ?
Category ?

Uncial 0296 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 6th century.[1]

Description

The codex contains a parts of the text of the 1 John 5:3-13 and 2 Corinthians 7:3-4.9-10, on 2 parchment leaves (29 cm by 23.5 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 21 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.[1][2]

Location

It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery at Sinai in May 1975, during the restoration work.[3]

Currently the codex is housed at the St. Catherine's Monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 48, 53, 55) in Sinai.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, “Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments”, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 44.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Together with other uncials: 12 leaves from Codex Sinaiticus, 0278, 0279, 0280, 0281, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0285, 0286, 0287, 0288, 0289, 0290, 0291, 0292, 0293, 0294, 0295.

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