Uncial 0132
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0132 ε 82 (Soden), is a Greek uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated palaeographically
to the 9th century. Formerly it was labelled by Wf.
5:16-40, on only one parchment leaf (25 cm by 17 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 33 lines per page, in 14-18 letters per line. The uncial letters are large. It contains breathing and accents.
The leaf has survived in a fragmentary condition.
It is a palimpsest
, the upper text was written in the 11th century, it belongs to the Minuscule 639
.
It has doxology in the Lord's Prayer
.
The Greek text of this codex
is mixed, with a strong element of the Byzantine text-type
. Aland
placed it in Category III.
The manuscript was discovered by A. A. Vansittart.
It was described by Kitchin
, Tischendorf
, and C. R. Gregory.
The codex is located now at the Christ Church College
(Wake 37, f. 237) in Oxford
.
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
Biblical manuscript
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
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 palaeographically
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 9th century. Formerly it was labelled by Wf.
Description
The codex contains a small part of the MarkGospel of Mark
The Gospel According to Mark , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Mark or simply Mark, is the second book of the New Testament. This canonical account of the life of Jesus of Nazareth is one of the three synoptic gospels. It was thought to be an epitome, which accounts for its place as the second...
5:16-40, on only one parchment leaf (25 cm by 17 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 33 lines per page, in 14-18 letters per line. The uncial letters are large. It contains breathing and accents.
The leaf has survived in a fragmentary condition.
It is a palimpsest
Palimpsest
A palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book from which the text has been scraped off and which can be used again. The word "palimpsest" comes through Latin palimpsēstus from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος originally compounded from πάλιν and ψάω literally meaning “scraped...
, the upper text was written in the 11th century, it belongs to the Minuscule 639
Minuscule 639
Minuscule 639 . It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on a parchment. It is dated palaeographically to the 11th century. The manuscript is lacunose...
.
It has doxology in the Lord's Prayer
Lord's Prayer
The Lord's Prayer is a central prayer in Christianity. In the New Testament of the Christian Bible, it appears in two forms: in the Gospel of Matthew as part of the discourse on ostentation in the Sermon on the Mount, and in the Gospel of Luke, which records Jesus being approached by "one of his...
.
Text
It contains text: Mark 5:16 το δε αυτοις οι—θαλασσ[αν] 5:21. 22 ονοματι—αψωμαι [ς]ωθη 28.29 και εγνω—λαλουντος 35.35 σου απεθανεν—το παιδιον 40. According to Gregory its text is not good.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 mixed, with a strong element of the Byzantine text-type
Byzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts. It is the form found in the largest number of surviving manuscripts, though not in the oldest...
. 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.
History
It is dated by the INTF to the 9th century.The manuscript was discovered by A. A. Vansittart.
It was described by Kitchin
George William Kitchin
George William Kitchin was the first Chancellor of the University of Durham, from the institution of the role in 1908 till his death in 1912. He was also the last Dean of Durham Cathedral to govern the university....
, Tischendorf
Constantin von Tischendorf
Lobegott 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...
, and C. R. Gregory.
The codex is located now at the Christ Church College
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
(Wake 37, f. 237) in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
.
Further reading
- J. H. Greenlee, Nine Uncial Palimpsests of the New Testament, S & D XXXIX (Salt Lake City, 1968).
- Hermann von Soden, Die Schriften des Neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte, Verlag von Arthur Glaue, Berlin 1902, p. 79.