Uncial 0244

New Testament manuscript

Uncial 0244New Testament manuscript

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Side verso with the text of Acts 12:3–5

Text| Acts 11:29-12:5
Date| 5th century
Script| Greek
Now at| Université catholique de Louvain
Size| 18 cm by 14 cm
Type| Alexandrian text-type
Category| II

Uncial 0244 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the fifth century.

## Description[edit]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th century.[1][2]

The codex contains a small part of the Acts of the Apostles 11:29-12:5, on 1 parchment leaf (18 cm by 14 cm). It is written in two columns per page, 18 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]

The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Kurt Aland in 1963.[3]

## Text[edit]

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.[1]

## Location[edit]

Currently the codex is housed at the Université catholique de Louvain (P. A. M. Khirbet Mird 8) in Louvain-la-Neuve.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Bible portal

* List of New Testament uncials
* Textual criticism

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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. 126\. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
2. ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
3. ^ Kurt Aland (1963). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechieschen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 11.

## External links[edit]

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* "Uncial 0244 (GA)". Münster Institute - INTF. Münster. Retrieved January 13, 2012. – digitized manuscript