Uncial 0259

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Uncial 0259
New Testament manuscript
Text 1 Timothy 1:4-5.6-7
Date7th century
Script Greek
Now at Berlin State Museums
Size12 x 10 cm
Typemixed
Category III

Uncial 0259 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 7th century. The codex contains some parts of the 1 Timothy 1:4-5.6-7, on 2 parchment leaves (12 cm by 10 cm). Written in one column per page, 11 lines per page, in uncial letters. [1]

Contents

Text

Recto
χουσιν μαλλον
η οικονομιαν θυ
την εν πισ[τει]
το δε τελ[ος της]
παραγ[γελιας ες]
τιν αγ[απη εκ κα]
θα[ρας         ]
.   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
Verso
νες αστοχησαν
της εξετραπτησαν
εις ματαιολογιαν
θ[ε]λ[ο]ντες ειναι
[νομοδ]ιδασκαλοι
[μη νοσουν]της μη
[τε α λεγουσιν] μη
[τε             ]
.   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
[transcribed by Kurt Treu] [2]

According to Elliott Treu wrongly deciphered reading οικονομιαν, according to him the manuscript reads οικοδομη. [3]

The nomina sacra contracted. It has two singular readings:

εξετραπτησαν instead of εξετραπησαν
νοσουντης instead of νοουντης. [4]

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

History

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 7th century. [1] [5]

Currently the codex is housed at the Berlin State Museums (P. 3605) in Berlin. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 127. ISBN   978-0-8028-4098-1.
  2. Kurt Treu, “Neue neutestamentliche Fragmente der Berliner Papyrussammlung”, Archiv für Papyrusforschung 18, 1966. p. 36.
  3. J.K. Elliott, The Greek Text of the Epistles to Timothy and Titus. (Studies and Documents 26). Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1968. p. 19.
  4. Klaus Wachtel, Klaus Witte, Das Neue Testament auf Papyrus: Gal., Eph., Phil., Kol., 1. u. 2. Thess., 1. u. 2 Tim., Tit., Phlm., Hebr, Walter de Gruyter, 1994, p. 342.
  5. "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

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