Uncial 0121a
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Uncial 0121a ε 1031 (Soden), is a Greek
uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated paleographically
to the 10th century.
15:52-2 Corrinthians
1:15; 10:13-12:5 on two parchment leaves . The text is written in two columns per page, 38 lines per page, in small uncial letters, in red ink. It has errors of iota adscript
um (τηι for τῃ).
The Greek text of this codex
is a mixture of text-types. Aland
placed it in Category III.
In 1 Corinthians 15:54 it lacks το φθαρτον τουτο ενδυσηται αφθαρσιαν και along with 088
, 0243
, 1175, 1739
;
In 2 Corinthians 2:10 it reads τηλικουτου θανατου; the reading is supported by א, A, B, C, Dgr, Ggr, K, P, Ψ, 0209
, 0243
, 33, 81, 88, 104, 181, 326, 330, 436, 451, 614, 1241, 1739, 1877, 1881, 1962, 1984, 1985, 2127, 2492, 2495, Byz.
The manuscript was examined by Johann Jakob Griesbach
. Griesbach was the first who observed similarities between Londoner fragment (0121a) and Hamburger fragment (0121b), and supposed that they came from the same manuscript.
The codex now is located in the British Museum
(Harley 5613), in London
. It was classified together with Uncial 0121b
as the same manuscript, but now it is sure, they belonged to the different manuscripts.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
uncial
Uncial
Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. Uncial letters are written in either Greek, Latin, or Gothic.-Development:...
manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, dated paleographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
to the 10th century.
Description
The codex contains a parts of the 1 CorrinthiansFirst Epistle to the Corinthians
The first epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as First Corinthians , is the seventh book of the New Testament of the Bible...
15:52-2 Corrinthians
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
The second epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as Second Corinthians , is the eighth book of the New Testament of the Bible...
1:15; 10:13-12:5 on two parchment leaves . The text is written in two columns per page, 38 lines per page, in small uncial letters, in red ink. It has errors of iota adscript
Iota adscript
In Greek polytonic orthography, the iota adscript is a iota written after a long vowel in a long diphthong, as opposed to below the vowel as a small vertical stroke ....
um (τηι for τῃ).
The Greek text of this codex
Codex
A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with multiple quires or gatherings typically bound together and given a cover.Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement...
is a mixture of text-types. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it in Category III.
In 1 Corinthians 15:54 it lacks το φθαρτον τουτο ενδυσηται αφθαρσιαν και along with 088
Uncial 088
Uncial 088 , α 1021 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 5th or 6th century.- Description :...
, 0243
Uncial 0243
Uncial 0243 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.- Description :...
, 1175, 1739
Minuscule 1739
Minuscule 1739 ; α 78 per is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 102 parchment leaves . It is dated paleographically to the 10th century.- Description :...
;
In 2 Corinthians 2:10 it reads τηλικουτου θανατου; the reading is supported by א, A, B, C, Dgr, Ggr, K, P, Ψ, 0209
Uncial 0209
Uncial 0209 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated palaeographically to the 7th century.- Description :...
, 0243
Uncial 0243
Uncial 0243 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.- Description :...
, 33, 81, 88, 104, 181, 326, 330, 436, 451, 614, 1241, 1739, 1877, 1881, 1962, 1984, 1985, 2127, 2492, 2495, Byz.
History
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 10th century.The manuscript was examined by Johann Jakob Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach , German biblical textual critic, was born at Butzbach, a small town in the state of Hesse, where his father, Konrad Kaspar , was pastor...
. Griesbach was the first who observed similarities between Londoner fragment (0121a) and Hamburger fragment (0121b), and supposed that they came from the same manuscript.
The codex now is located in the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
(Harley 5613), in London
London
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. It was classified together with Uncial 0121b
Uncial 0121b
Uncial 0121b , it was named as Fragmentum Uffenbachianum, or Codex Ruber. It is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated palaeographically to the 10th century. The manuscript is very lacunose....
as the same manuscript, but now it is sure, they belonged to the different manuscripts.
See also
- List of New Testament uncials
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
- Minuscule 385Minuscule 385Minuscule 385 , α 506 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Dated by a colophon to the year 1407 .The manuscript has no complex context...
External links
- Uncial 0121a at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
- Harley 5613 at the British Library
Further reading
- Constantin von TischendorfConstantin von TischendorfLobegott Friedrich Constantin Tischendorf was a noted German Biblical scholar. He deciphered the Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, a 5th century Greek manuscript of the New Testament, in the 1840s, and rediscovered the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th century New Testament manuscript, in 1859.Tischendorf...
, Anecdota sacra et profana (Leipzig: 1855), pp. 174–189, 190-205.