Uncial 0296

Uncial 0296

New Testament manuscript
Text	1 John 5:3-13; 2 Corinthians 7:3-4.9-10
Date	6th century
Script	Greek
Found	1975
Now at	Saint Catherine's Monastery
Size	29 cm by 23.5 cm
Type	?
Category	?

Uncial 0296 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 6th century. ^[1]

Description

The codex contains a parts of the text of the 1 John 5:3-13 and 2 Corinthians 7:3-4.9-10, on 2 parchment leaves (29 cm by 23.5 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 21 lines per page, in uncial letters. ^[1]

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

Location

It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery at Sinai in May 1975, during the restoration work. ^[3]

Currently the codex is housed at the St. Catherine's Monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 48, 53, 55) in Sinai. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

References

• Bible portal

1. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, “Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments”, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 44.
2. "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.^{[ dead link ]}
3. Together with other uncials: 12 leaves from Codex Sinaiticus, 0278, 0279, 0280, 0281, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0285, 0286, 0287, 0288, 0289, 0290, 0291, 0292, 0293, 0294, 0295.

Further reading

• Linos Politis (1980). "Nouveaux manuscrits grecs découverts au Mont Sinaï. Rapport Préliminaire". Scriptorium. 34: 5-17.