10th century Manuscript of the New Testament Greek uncial manuscript
New Testament manuscript
Uncial 0243 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament . Paleographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.[ 1]
Description
The codex contains a part of the Pauline epistles , with text 1 Cor. 13:42 - 2 Cor. 13:13, on 7 parchment leaves (32.5 cm by 24 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 48 lines per page, in uncial letters.[ 1]
The Second Epistle to the Corinthians is complete.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 10th century.[ 1] [ 2]
The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Kurt Aland in 1963.[ 3]
Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type . Aland placed it in Category II .[ 1]
In 1 Corinthians 15:47 it reads δευτερος ανθρωπος along with א* , B , C , D , F, G, 33, 1739, it, vg, copbo eth. Other manuscripts read δευτερος ο κυριος (630 , δευτερος ανθρωπος ο κυριος (אc , A , Dc , K, P, Ψ , 81, 104 , 181 , 326 , 330 , 436 , 451 , 614, 629, 1241, 1739mg , 1877, 1881, 1984, 1985, 2127, 2492, 2495, Byz, Lect), δευτερος ανθρωπος πνευματικος (𝔓46 ).[ 4]
In 1 Corinthians 15:54 it lacks το φθαρτον τουτο ενδυσηται αφθαρσιαν και along with 088 , 0121a , 1175, 1739 ;[ 5]
In 2 Corinthians 11:14 it has reading ου θαυμα as have codices Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae, Augiensis , Boernerianus , Porphyrianus , Uncial 098 , Minuscule 6 , 33 , 81 , 326, 365 , 630 , 1175, 1739 , 1881, 2464 ; the majority has the reading ου θαυμαστον (D2 , Ψ, 0121a , Byz).[ 6]
Location
Currently the codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana , 983 (II, 181) in Venice .[ 1]
See also
References
Further reading
J. Neville Birdsall (1960). "The Two Fragments of the Epistles designated M (0121)". Journal of Theological Studies . XI : 336– 338. 
