Uncial 0246 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 6th century.

Uncial 0246
New Testament manuscript
TextJames 1:12-14,19-21
Date6th century
ScriptGreek
Now atWestminster College, Cambridge
Size29 cm by 20 cm
TypeByzantine text-type
CategoryV

Description

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The codex contains a small part of the Epistle of James 1:12-14,19-21, on 1 parchment leaf (29 cm by 20 cm). Written in one columns per page, 27 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1] Survived leaf is not complete.

It is a palimpsest, the upper text has not survived to the present day (ink vanished).

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.[1][2]

Location

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Currently the codex is housed at Westminster College in Cambridge.[1]

Text

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The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. 126. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  2. ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.