Uncial 0254
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| number = 0254
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| text = Galatians 5:13-17
| script = Greek
| date = 5th century
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| now at = Qubbat al-Khazna
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| size = 18 x 12 cm
| type = Alexandrian text-type
| cat = I
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Uncial 0254 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 5th century.
Description
The codex contains a small part of the Epistle to the Galatians 5:13-17, on two parchment leaves (18 cm by 12 cm). It is written in one column per page, 20 lines per page, in uncial letters.{{Cite book
| last = Aland
| first = Kurt
| authorlink = Kurt Aland
| last2 = Aland
| first2 = Barbara
| authorlink2 = Barbara Aland
| others = Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.)
| title = The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism
| publisher = William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
| year = 1995
| location = Grand Rapids
| page = [https://archive.org/details/textnewtestament00kurt/page/n149 127]
| url = https://archive.org/details/textnewtestament00kurt
| url-access = limited
| doi =
| id =
| isbn = 978-0-8028-4098-1}}
It is a palimpsest, the upper text is written in Arabic.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th century.{{Cite web | url = http://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/liste/?ObjID=20254 | title = Liste Handschriften | publisher = Institute for New Testament Textual Research | accessdate = 31 October 2020 | location = Münster}}
Location
Formerly the codex was held at the Qubbat al-Khazna in Damascus. The present location of the codex is unknown. Currently the manuscript is not accessible.{{r|INTF}}
Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category I.
See also
References
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Further reading
- Kurt Treu, "Ein Weiteres Unzialpalimpsest des Galaterbriefes aus Damaskus" Studia Evangelica 5, T & U 103, (Berlin, 1968), pp. 219-221.
- G. H. R. Horseley, "New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity" 2 (Macquarie University, 1982), pp. 125-140.
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Category:Greek New Testament uncials