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Uncial 015
New Testament manuscript
NameCoislinianus
SignHp
TextPauline epistles
Date6th century
ScriptGreek
Now atParis, Athos, and others
Size30 x 25 cm
TypeAlexandrian text-type
CategoryIII

Codex Coislinianus (Gregory-Aland no. Hp or 015) is a Greek uncial manuscript of the Pauline epistles, dated paleographically to the 6th century. The codex contains 41 leaves (30 cm by 25 cm). All books belonged to the Pauline epistles survived only in fragments, Romans, Philippians, Ephesians lost at all. The codex is located, in Paris, Athos (Great Lavra), Kiev, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and Turin.

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type, but with a big number of byzantine readings. Aland placed it in Category III.

See also

References

  • Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, The Text Of The New Testament: An Introduction To The Critical Editions and To The Theory and Practice Of Modern Text Criticism, 1995, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  • Bruce M. Metzger, The Text Of The New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration, 1968 etc, Oxford University Press.