Uncial 047
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| - | The codex contains on 152 parchment leaves (20,5 cm by 15,2 cm) almost complete text of the four [[Gospels]], with some [[Lacuna (manuscripts)|lacunae]] ( | + | The codex contains on 152 parchment leaves (20,5 cm by 15,2 cm) almost complete text of the four [[Gospels]], with some [[Lacuna (manuscripts)|lacunae]] (Matthew 2:15-3:12; 28:10-20; Mark 5:40-6:18; 8:35-9:19; John 2:17-42; 14:7-15:1; 18:34-21:25)<sup>[4]</sup>. Written partly in double columns and partly in cruciform, 37 or 38 lines per page.<sup>[2]</sup> Parchment is thick, ink is brown.<ref name = Gregory/> The letters are small. It contains prolegomena, lists of κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections (Mark 237), [[Eusebian Canons]], and lectionary equipment on a margin.<sup>[1]</sup> |
It does not contain the text of [[Matthew 16:2b-3]], text of John 5:3.4 is present, but they were marked by [[obelus]] in the left-hand margin, indicating that the passage is doubtfull.<sup>[3]</sup> The pericope [[Jesus and the woman taken in adultery|John 7:53-8:11]] is not marked.<sup>[1]</sup> | It does not contain the text of [[Matthew 16:2b-3]], text of John 5:3.4 is present, but they were marked by [[obelus]] in the left-hand margin, indicating that the passage is doubtfull.<sup>[3]</sup> The pericope [[Jesus and the woman taken in adultery|John 7:53-8:11]] is not marked.<sup>[1]</sup> | ||
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It uses grammar form ειπαν (for 3 person i plural in aoristus) typical for the Koine-Greek, instead of ειπον typical for the Byzantine-Greek. | It uses grammar form ειπαν (for 3 person i plural in aoristus) typical for the Koine-Greek, instead of ειπον typical for the Byzantine-Greek. | ||
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| - | + | The Greek text of this [[codex]] is a representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]], [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category V|Category V]].<sup>[2]</sup> Wisse recognized its text - in Luke 1; 10; 20 - as text of the textual family [[Family Kx|K<sup>x</sup>]].<ref>F. Wisse, ''The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence'', ''[[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]'', 1982, p. 52.</ref> Hermann von Soden did not classified to this group. | |
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== History == | == History == | ||
The codex was formerly held in the monastery of St. Andrew on [[Mount Athos|Athos Peninsula]]. Gregory examined it in [[1886 AD|1886]]. It was brought by T. Whittemore to the United States. Since [[1942 AD|1942]] the codex is located in the [[Princeton University Library]] (Library Μed. and Ren. Mss, Garrett 1), in [[Princeton, New Jersey]].<sup>[2]</sup> | The codex was formerly held in the monastery of St. Andrew on [[Mount Athos|Athos Peninsula]]. Gregory examined it in [[1886 AD|1886]]. It was brought by T. Whittemore to the United States. Since [[1942 AD|1942]] the codex is located in the [[Princeton University Library]] (Library Μed. and Ren. Mss, Garrett 1), in [[Princeton, New Jersey]].<sup>[2]</sup> | ||
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Uncial 047 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering no. 047, ε 95 von Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the Gospels. The codex is dated paleographically to the 8th century. Formerly the codex was designated by Hebrew letter ב (beth). [1]
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Description
The codex contains on 152 parchment leaves (20,5 cm by 15,2 cm) almost complete text of the four Gospels, with some lacunae (Matthew 2:15-3:12; 28:10-20; Mark 5:40-6:18; 8:35-9:19; John 2:17-42; 14:7-15:1; 18:34-21:25)[4]. Written partly in double columns and partly in cruciform, 37 or 38 lines per page.[2] Parchment is thick, ink is brown.<ref name = Gregory/> The letters are small. It contains prolegomena, lists of κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections (Mark 237), Eusebian Canons, and lectionary equipment on a margin.[1]
It does not contain the text of Matthew 16:2b-3, text of John 5:3.4 is present, but they were marked by obelus in the left-hand margin, indicating that the passage is doubtfull.[3] The pericope John 7:53-8:11 is not marked.[1]
It uses grammar form ειπαν (for 3 person i plural in aoristus) typical for the Koine-Greek, instead of ειπον typical for the Byzantine-Greek.
Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type, Aland placed it in Category V.[2] Wisse recognized its text - in Luke 1; 10; 20 - as text of the textual family Kx.<ref>F. Wisse, The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1982, p. 52.</ref> Hermann von Soden did not classified to this group.
History
The codex was formerly held in the monastery of St. Andrew on Athos Peninsula. Gregory examined it in 1886. It was brought by T. Whittemore to the United States. Since 1942 the codex is located in the Princeton University Library (Library Μed. and Ren. Mss, Garrett 1), in Princeton, New Jersey.[2]
See also
References
- 1. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 95.
- 2. Kurt Aland, Barbara Aland, The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism, 1995, Grand Rapids, Michigan, p. 118.
- 3. Bruce M. Metzger, Manuscripts of the Greek Bible. An Introduction to Greek Palaeography, Oxford 1991, p. 98.
- 4. Kurt Aland, Synopsis Quattuor Evangeliorum. Locis parallelis evangeliorum apocryphorum et patrum adhibitis edidit, Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart 1996, p. XXIV.
Further readings
- K. W. Clark, A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts in America (Chicago, 1937), pp. 61-63.
- Bruce M. Metzger, Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Greek Palaeography, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1991, p. 98, 99 (Plate).
External links
- Uncial 047: at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
