Uncial 0261

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| number = 0261

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| text = Galatians 1:9-12,19-22; 4:25-31

| script = Greek

| date = 5th century

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| now at = Berlin State Museums

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| size = 20 x 15 cm

| type = mixed

| cat = III

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Uncial 0261 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 5th century. The manuscript has survived in a very fragmentary condition.

Description

The codex contains some parts of the Epistle to the Galatians 1:9-12,19-22; 4:25-31, on 2 parchment leaves (20 cm by 15 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 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 = 127

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| isbn = 978-0-8028-4098-1}}

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th century.{{Cite web |url=http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php?ObjID=20261 |title=Liste Handschriften |publisher=Institute for New Testament Textual Research |accessdate=25 April 2011 |location=Münster}}

Text

The text-type of this codex is mixed. Aland placed it in Category III.

Location

Currently the codex is housed at the Berlin State Museums (P. 6791, 6792, 14043) in Berlin.

See also

References

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Further reading

  • Kurt Treu, "Neue Neutestamentliche Fragmente der Berliner Papyrussammlung", APF 18 (Berlin: 1966), pp. 23-38.
  • 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

Category:5th-century biblical manuscripts