Uncial 070 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 6 ( Soden), is a Greek-Coptic

diglot A polyglot is a book that contains side-by-side versions of the same text in several different languages. Some editions of the Bible or its parts are polyglots, in which the Hebrew and Greek originals are exhibited along with historical transla ...

uncial Uncial is a majuscule script (written entirely in capital letters) commonly used from the 4th to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. Uncial letters were used to write Greek and Latin, as well as Gothic, and are the current style for ...

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 ...

. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 6th century. Uncial 070 belonged to the same manuscript as codices: 0110, 0124, 0178, 0179, 0180, 0190, 0191, 0193, 0194, and 0202. The manuscript is very lacunose.

: 070 (13 folios) – Luke 9:9-17; 10:40-11:6; 12:15-13:32; John 5:31-42; 8:33-42; 12:27-36 : 0110 (1 folio) – John 8:13-22 : 0124 + 0194 (22 folios) – Luke 3:19-30; 10:21-30; 11:24-42; 22:54-65; 23:4-24:26; John 5:22-31; 8:42-9:39; 11:48-56; 12:46-13:4 : 0178 (1 folio) – Luke 16:4-12 : 0179 (1 folio) – Luke 21:30-22:2 : 0180 (1 folio) – John 7:3-12 : 0190 (1 folio) – Luke 10:30-39 : 0191 (1 folio) – Luke 12:5-14 : 0193 (1 folio) – John 3:23-32 : 0202 (2 folios) – Luke 8:13-19; 8:55-9:9.

Description

The codex contains parts of the

Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke is the third of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It tells of the origins, Nativity of Jesus, birth, Ministry of Jesus, ministry, Crucifixion of Jesus, death, Resurrection of Jesus, resurrection, and Ascension of ...

and

Gospel of John The Gospel of John () is the fourth of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "Book of Signs, signs" culminating in the raising of Lazarus (foreshadowing the ...

, on 44 parchment leaves (37 by 28 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 35 lines per page. The Coptic text is not completely identical with the Greek. It is written in large, round, not compressed letters, in black ink. Pages have Coptic numbers. It used

Spiritus asper In the polytonic orthography of Ancient Greek, the rough breathing ( or ; ) character is a diacritical mark used to indicate the presence of an sound before a vowel, diphthong, or after rho. It remained in the polytonic orthography even afte ...

Spiritus lenis The smooth breathing (; ''psilí''; ) is a diacritical mark used in polytonic orthography. In Ancient Greek, it marks the absence of the voiceless glottal fricative from the beginning of a word. Some authorities have interpreted it as repre ...

, and accents, but often wrongly. There are many itacistic errors. Probably it was written by a Coptic scribe. In Luke 13:21 he wrote βαβουσα instead of λαβουσα. In Luke 13:16 he used δεκαι instead of δεκα και. The Greek text of this

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is a representative of the

Alexandrian text-type In textual criticism of the New Testament, the Alexandrian text-type is one of the main text types. It is the text type favored by the majority of modern textual critics and it is the basis for most modern (after 1900) Bible translations. Over 5,8 ...

. Aland placed it in Category III. The Coptic text is not completely identical with the Greek. It does not include the

Pericope Adulterae Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (or the ) is a passage (pericope) found in John 7:53–John 8#Pericope adulterae, 8:11 of the New Testament. It is considered by many to be Pseudepigrapha, pseudepigraphical. In the passage, Jesus was t ...

(John 7:53-8:11) in the Coptic text. The Greek text has a lacuna in that place. In Luke 23:34 omitted words are "And Jesus said: Father forgive them, they know not what they do." This omission is supported by the manuscripts

Papyrus 75 Papyrus 75 (formerly Papyrus Bodmer XIV– XV, now Hanna Papyrus 1), is an early Greek New Testament manuscript written on papyrus containing text from the Gospel of Luke 3:18–24:53, and John 1:1–15:8. It is designated by the siglum in the ...

, Sinaiticus^a, B, D*, W, Θ, 1241, it^{a, d}, syr^s, cop^sa, cop^bo.

History

The

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has dated the manuscript to the 6th century. Nine leaves of the codex (Luke 12:15-13:32 and John 8:33-42) once belonged to

Carl Gottfried Woide Carl Gottfried Woide (, ; 4 July 1725 – 9 May 1790), also known in England as Charles Godfrey Woide, was an Orientalist, a biblical scholar and a pastor. Career Woide began his career as a pastor at the Reformed church in Leszno, Poland. In 175 ...

, who received them from Egypt,

C. R. Gregory C. or c. may refer to: * Century, sometimes abbreviated as ''c.'' or ''C.'', a period of 100 years * Letter C, the third letter in the alphabet. * Cent (currency), abbreviated ''c.'' or ''¢'', a monetary unit that equals of the basic unit of man ...

, "Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 75. and they are therefore known as the ''Fragmentum Woideanum''. They were designated by T^a or T^woi and were confused with

Codex Borgianus Codex Borgianus, designated by T or 029 (in the Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland, Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 5 (Biblical manuscript#Von Soden, von Soden), is a Greek and Coptic language, Sahidic uncial manuscript of the Gospels, dated Palaeogra ...

. According to Tregelles, they were parts of the same manuscript. S. P. Tregelles, "An Introduction to the Critical study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures", London 1856, p. 180.

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gave reasons for thinking that this fragment was not originally a portion of Borgianus. 0124 was brought from

White Monastery The Coptic White Monastery (), also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda () and The Athribian Monastery () is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Shenoute. It is located near the Upper Egyptian cities of Tahta and Sohag, and about south-ea ...

Present location

The 14 fragments of the codex, which have been assigned 11 different Gregory-Aland numbers, are held in five collections located in four cities. * ''Fragmentum Woideanum'' from 070 is held in the

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, b. 2

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– 9 leaves, with inscription "Coptic and Sahidic Manuscripts from Cairo" * part of 070 is held in the

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, Copt. 132,2 Paris – 2 leaves * rest of 070 is held in the

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MSE 10014, 10092k – 2 leaves * 0110 is held in

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, Add MS 34274, 1 f., London * 0194 (=0124) and 0202 are held in the

, Or. 3579 B 9 fol. 46, 47, 2 ff. London * 0124, 0179, 0180, 0190, 0191, and 0193 are held in the

, Copt. 129,7 Paris * 0178 is held in the

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(1 f), in

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