Uncial 0283 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), is a
Greek uncial manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or typewritten, as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has ...
of the
New Testament
The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ...
.
Paleographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.
Description
The codex contains some parts of the
Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Mark is the second of the four canonical Gospels and one of the three synoptic Gospels, synoptic Gospels. It tells of the ministry of Jesus from baptism of Jesus, his baptism by John the Baptist to his death, the Burial of Jesus, ...
2:21-3:18; 5:9-13.31-36; 6:9-13.39-40; 9:20-24.44-47; 14:54-62; 15:6-15, on 15 parchment leaves (). The text is written in two columns per page, 22 lines per page, in uncial letters.
[K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, “Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments”, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 42. ]
Currently it is dated by the
INTF to the 9th century.
Location
It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery
Saint Catherine's Monastery ( , ), officially the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, is a Christian monastery located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Located at the foot of Mount Sinai ...
at Sinai in May 1975, during restoration work.[Together with other uncials: 12 leaves from Codex Sinaiticus, 0278, 0279, 0280, 0281, 0282, 0284, 0285, 0286, 0287, 0288, 0289, 0290, 0291, 0292, 0293, 0294, 0295, 0296. ]
Currently the codex is housed at the St. Catherine's Monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 47) in Sinai.[
]
See also
* List of New Testament uncials
A New Testament uncial is a section of the New Testament in Greek or Latin majuscule letters, written on parchment or vellum. This style of writing is called ''Biblical Uncial'' or ''Biblical Majuscule''.
New Testament uncials are distinct fr ...
* Biblical manuscript
* Textual criticism
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References
Further reading
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Greek New Testament uncials
9th-century biblical manuscripts