Uncial 083
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Uncial 083 ε 31 (Soden), is a Greek uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated paleographically to the 6th/7th century. The codex now is located at the Russian National Library
(Gr. 10) in Saint Petersburg
.
1:25-41; 2:9-4:14,34-49, on 6 parchment leaves (28 by 26 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in large uncial letters. It has no accents, breathings, or punctuation. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections
, with a references to the Eusebian Canons. The Old Testament quotations are marker on the margin by inverted comma (>>).
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th or 7th century.
It came from the same codex as manuscript Uncial 0112. It contains Gospel of Mark
14:29-45; 15:27-16:8, and the shorter Markan ending
on 4 leaves. It was found by J. Rendel Harris
. Harris published its text. It is now located at the Saint Catherine's Monastery
, Sinai Harris (12, 4 ff.).
From the same codex as manuscript Uncial 0235. It contains Gospel of Mark
13:12-14.16-19.21-24.26-28 on 1 leaf (fragments).
The fragment is located now in the Russian National Library
(O. 149) in Saint Petersburg
.
is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
, with some alien readings. Kurt Aland
placed it to Category II.
It contains Mark 15:28.
In John 1:28 it has textual variant Βηθαβαρα together with the manuscripts C2 K
, Ψ, 0113, f1
, f13
and Byz
. Other manuscripts have βηθανια.
In John 3:12 it has textual variant πιστευετε (you believe) – instead of πιστευσετε (you will believe) – together with the manuscripts Papyrus 75
and Uncial 050
.
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 to the 6th/7th century. The codex now is located at the Russian National Library
Russian National Library
The National Library of Russia in St Petersburg, known as the State Public Saltykov-Shchedrin Library from 1932 to 1992 , is the oldest public library in Russia...
(Gr. 10) in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
.
Description
The manuscript contains a small part of the Gospel of JohnGospel of John
The Gospel According to John , commonly referred to as the Gospel of John or simply John, and often referred to in New Testament scholarship as the Fourth Gospel, is an account of the public ministry of Jesus...
1:25-41; 2:9-4:14,34-49, on 6 parchment leaves (28 by 26 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in large uncial letters. It has no accents, breathings, or punctuation. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections
Ammonian Sections
Eusebian canons or Eusebian sections, also known as Ammonian Sections, are the system of dividing the four Gospels used between late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The divisions into chapters and verses used in modern texts date only from the 13th and 16th centuries, respectively...
, with a references to the Eusebian Canons. The Old Testament quotations are marker on the margin by inverted comma (>>).
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th or 7th century.
It came from the same codex as manuscript Uncial 0112. It contains Gospel of Mark
Gospel 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...
14:29-45; 15:27-16:8, and the shorter Markan ending
Mark 16
Mark 16 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It begins with the discovery of the empty tomb by Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome — there they encounter a man dressed in white who announces the Resurrection of Jesus.Verse 8 ends...
on 4 leaves. It was found by J. Rendel Harris
J. Rendel Harris
James Rendel Harris was an English biblical scholar and curator of manuscripts, who was instrumental in bringing back to light many Syriac Scriptures and other early documents...
. Harris published its text. It is now located at the Saint Catherine's Monastery
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
Saint Catherine's Monastery lies on the Sinai Peninsula, at the mouth of a gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai in the city of Saint Catherine in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate. The monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
, Sinai Harris (12, 4 ff.).
From the same codex as manuscript Uncial 0235. It contains Gospel of Mark
Gospel 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...
13:12-14.16-19.21-24.26-28 on 1 leaf (fragments).
The fragment is located now in the Russian National Library
Russian National Library
The National Library of Russia in St Petersburg, known as the State Public Saltykov-Shchedrin Library from 1932 to 1992 , is the oldest public library in Russia...
(O. 149) in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
.
Text
The Greek text of this codexCodex
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...
, with some alien readings. Kurt 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 to Category II.
It contains Mark 15:28.
In John 1:28 it has textual variant Βηθαβαρα together with the manuscripts C2 K
Codex Cyprius
Codex Cyprius, designated by Ke or 017 , ε 71 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, on parchment. It was variously dated in the past , currently it is dated to the 9th century. It was brought from Cyprus to Paris...
, Ψ, 0113, f1
Family 1
Family 1 is a group of Greek Gospel manuscripts, varying in date from the 12th to the 15th century. The group takes its name from the minuscule codex 1, now in the Basel University Library. "Family 1" is also known as "the Lake Group", symbolized as f1. Hermann von Soden calls the group Ih...
, f13
Family 13
Family 13, also known Ferrar Group , is a group of Greek Gospel manuscripts, varying in date from the 11th to the 15th century, which display a distinctive pattern of variant readings — especially in placing the story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery in the Gospel of Luke, rather than in...
and Byz
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...
. Other manuscripts have βηθανια.
In John 3:12 it has textual variant πιστευετε (you believe) – instead of πιστευσετε (you will believe) – together with the manuscripts Papyrus 75
Papyrus 75
Papyrus 75 is an early Greek New Testament papyrus.- Description :Originally '[it] contained about 144 pages ... of which 102 have survived, either in whole or in part.' It 'contains about half the text of ... two Gospels' – Luke and John in Greek...
and Uncial 050
Uncial 050
Uncial 050 , Cι1 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th century. Formerly it was labelled by O or We.- Description :...
.
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...
, Notitia editionis codicis Bibliorum Sinaitici (Leipzig: 1860), p. 50 - Agnes Smith Lewis, Studia Sinaitica, Nr. 1, London 1894, p. 103, 104. (Uncial 0112)
- U. B. Schmid, D. C. ParkerDavid C. ParkerDavid C. Parker is the Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology and the Director of the Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing at the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham. His interests include New Testament textual criticism and Greek and Latin...
, W. J. Elliott, The Gospel according to St. John: The majuscules (Brill 2007), pp. 69-80. [text of the codex in the Gospel of John] - J. Rendel HarrisJ. Rendel HarrisJames Rendel Harris was an English biblical scholar and curator of manuscripts, who was instrumental in bringing back to light many Syriac Scriptures and other early documents...
, Biblical fragments from Mount Sinai (C. J. Clay and Sons: London 1890), pp. XII-XIII, 48-52.
External links
- Uncial 083 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"