| New Testament manuscript | |
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| Name | P. Oxy. 1080 |
|---|---|
| Text | Revelation 3:19-4:3 |
| Date | 4th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus |
| Now at | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Size | 9.3 x 7.7 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | III |
Uncial 0169 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), known also as the Princeton fragment, is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated palaeographically to the 4th century.
Description
The codex contains a small parts of the Book of Revelation 3:19-4:3, on an almost complete parchment leaf (9.3 cm by 7.7 cm). It is written in one column per page, 14 lines per page, in small uncial letters. [1] The hand of the codex is a fair-sized upright uncial, fairly regular. [2]
The letter sigma was formed with two strokes of the pen, and epsilon with three strokes; the letters kappa and upsilon have serifs. [2]
The two pages are numbered in the outside upper corner 33 and 34. [3] The nomina sacra are written in abbreviated forms, but some of the usual contractions are written in length forms (e.g. ουρανω). [4]
Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category III. [1] According to R. H. Charles the text is "much more closely with Codex Sinaiticus than with any other uncial". The text seems to be inaccurately copied. [4]
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 4th century. [1] [5]
The text was edited in 1911 by Grenfell and Hunt. [6]
The codex currently is housed at the Princeton Theological Seminary (Speer Library, Pap. 5) in Princeton. [1] [5]
See also
- List of New Testament uncials
- Textual criticism
- Related Bible parts: Revelation 3, Revelation 4
References
- ^ 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. 123. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- ^ a b Bruce M. Metzger, Manuscripts of the Greek Bible. An Introduction to Greek Paleography, Oxford University Press, New York - Oxford 1991, p. 72.
- ^ B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri VIII (London 1911), p. 14.
- ^ a b B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri VIII (London 1911), p. 15.
- ^ a b "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri VIII (London 1911), pp. 14–16.
Further reading
- B. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt (1911). Oxyrhynchus Papyri VIII. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 14–16.
- Bruce M. Metzger (1991). Manuscripts of the Greek Bible. An Introduction to Greek Paleography. New York - Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 72–73.
External links
- "Uncial 0169 (GA)". Münster Institute - INTF. Münster. Retrieved January 13, 2012. – digitalized manuscript