Uncial 0242 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 4th century.

Uncial 0242
New Testament manuscript
TextMatthew 8:25-9:2; 13 †
Date4th century
ScriptGreek
Now atEgyptian Museum
Size23 cm by 20 cm
Typemixed
CategoryIII

Description

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The codex contains a small parts of the Gospel of Matthew 8:25-9:2; 13:32-38,40-46, on two parchment leaves (23 cm by 20 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 4th century.[1][2]

It was examined by Ramón Roca-Puig in 1959. The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Kurt Aland in 1963.[3]

Location

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Currently the codex is housed at the Egyptian Museum (no. 71942) in Cairo.[1]

Text

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The Greek text of this codex is mixed. Aland placed it in Category III.[1]

See also

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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 3 February 2014.
  3. ^ Kurt Aland (1963). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechieschen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 11.

Further reading

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  • R. Roca-Puig, "Un pergamino griego del Evangilo de San Mateo", Emérita 27 (Madrid: 1959), pp. 59-73.
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  • Uncial 0242 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"