Uncial 0175
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0175 is a Greek
uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated palaeographically
to the 5th century The manuscript has survived in a very fragmentary condition.
6:7-15, on one parchment leaf (17 cm by 12 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 20 lines per page, in uncial letters.
The Greek text of this codex
is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
. Aland
placed it in CategoryII.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th century.
The codex currently is housed at the Laurentian Library
(PSI 125) in Florence
.
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 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 5th century The manuscript has survived in a very fragmentary condition.
Description
The codex contains a small part of the Acts of the ApostlesActs of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
6:7-15, on one parchment leaf (17 cm by 12 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 20 lines per page, in uncial letters.
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 representative of the Alexandrian text-type
Alexandrian text-type
The Alexandrian text-type , associated with Alexandria, is one of several text-types used in New Testament textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of biblical manuscripts...
. 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 CategoryII.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th century.
The codex currently is housed at the Laurentian Library
Laurentian Library
The Laurentian Library is a historical library in Florence, Italy, containing a repository of more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books...
(PSI 125) in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
.
Further reading
- Publicazioni della Societa Italiana (Papiri Greci e Latini) II, 125, ed. G. Vitelli.
- G. CavalloGuglielmo CavalloGuglielmo Cavallo is an Italian Greek palaeographer and professor from the Sapienza University of Rome.- Life :Cavallo graduated from the University of Bari in 1961...
, Richerche sulla maiuscola biblica (Florence: 1967), p. 115.