Uncial 086
Uncial 086 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 35 (Soden), is a Greek — Coptic diglot, uncial codex of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 6th century.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospel of John 1†; 3-4† |
|---|---|
| Date | 6th century |
| Script | Greek, Coptic diglot |
| Now at | British Library |
| Size | 27 x 23 cm |
| Type | mixed |
| Category | III |
Description
The codex contains two small parts of the Gospel of John 1:23-26; 3:5-4:23-35.45-49 on 13 parchment leaves (27 cm by 23 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 20 and more lines per page.[1]
It is a palimpsest, the upper text contains a Coptic tables and formulae.[1]
The Greek text of this codex is a mixed type. Aland placed it in Category III.[1]
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.[1][2]
The codex now is located at the British Library (Or. 5707) in London.[1]
References
- Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
Further reading
- W. E. Crum & F. G. Kenyon, Two Chapters of St John in Greek and Middle Egyptian, JTS 1 (1899-1900), pp. 415–433.
- U. B. Schmid, D. C. Parker, W. J. Elliott, The Gospel according to St. John: The majuscules (Brill 2007), pp. 81–107. [new reconstruction of the text of the codex]
External links
- Uncial 086 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"
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