Codex Vaticanus 2066

Codex Vaticanus 2066, designed by 046 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 1070 (von Soden), formerly it was known also as Codex Basilianus, previously it was designated by Br or B2. It is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament written on vellum. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 10th century by the INTF, though some palaeographers proposed the 9th century. Scrivener proposed even the 8th century.Scrivener was a supporter of the Byzantine text-type, and he favoured every manuscript represented this textual text-type

Description

The codex contains the complete text of the Book of Revelation on 20 parchment leaves (27.5 cm by 19 cm), along with much non-biblical material (homilies of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa and others).

The text is written in one column per page, 35 lines per page, in about 36 letters per line.C. R. Gregory, „Textkritik des Neuen Testaments“, Leipzig 1900, Bd. 1, p. 121. The uncial letter of the codex are written in a peculiar form with special attention. "The uncials being of a peculiar kind, leaning a little to the right; they hold a sort of middle place between square and oblong characters.... The breathings and accents are primâ manu, and pretty correct..."F. H. A. Scrivener, A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Cambridge 1861, London 1894.

Text

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type, in a close relationship to the minuscules 61 and 69.Bruce M. Metzger, Bart D. Ehrman, The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration, (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 86. Aland placed it in Category V.

Uncial 046 is the earliest manuscript which represented the main Byzantine group ("a").

Textual variants Some textual variants: Rev 1:5 λύσαντι (freed) — P18, א, A, C, 1611, 2020, 2050, 2081, 2329, 2351, 2814, h, Syriac; Primasius λούσαντι (washed) — P, 046, 94, 1006, 1841, 1854, 1859, 2042, 2053, 2062, 2065, 2073, 2138, 2432, Vulgate, Bohairic

Rev 1:6 βασιλειον (palace) — 046, 1854, 2050, 2351 βασιλεις και (kings and) — P, ByzA

Rev 4:8 ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος (holy 3x) — A, Byz, ς, WH ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος (holy 8x) — א* ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος (holy 9x) — al, 046

Rev 5:4 καὶ (and) — א, P, 1611 (text), 2053, 2081, 2344, 2814 καὶ ἐγὼ (and I) — 046, 94, 1006, 1611 (margin), 1859, 2020, 2042, 2065, 2073, 2432

Rev 8:8 ορος μεγα καιομενον (a great mountain, burning) — 046, Syriac; Tyconius ορος μεγα πυρι καιομενον (a great mountain, burning with fire) — Text of NA28

Rev 22:14 ποιουντες τας εντολας αυτου (those who do His commandments) — 046, 94, 1611, 1854, 1859, 2042, 2065, 2073, 2138, 2432, 2814 πλυνοντες τας στολας αυτων (those who wash their robes) — א, A, 1006, 2020, 2053

History

The manuscript once belonged to Philippo Vitali (1590–1653). It was described by Bianchini.G. Bianchini, Evangeliarium quadruplex latinae versionis antiquae seu veteris italicae (Rome, 1749), Part 1, Vol. 2, p. dxxiv.

According to Scrivener it was written in the 8th century.

The text of the codex was published by a Cardinal Angelo Mai in 1859 in Rome. It was examined by Tischendorf and Tregelles.S. P. Tregelles, An account of the printed Text ..., London 1854. p. 156f.

The codex is located now in the Vatican Library (Gr. 2066) in Rome.

Codex Vaticanus 2066

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