Uncial 0256 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 8th century.

Description

The codex contains two small parts of the Gospel of John 6:32-33,35-37, on one parchment leaf (4 cm by 4 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 4 or 6 lines per page, in uncial letters. It contains a commentary.

The nomina sacra are written in an abbreviated way.Porters 2008, p. 160.

Text The Greek text of this codex is mixed. Aland placed it in Category III.

It is dated by the INTF to the 8th century.

Location The codex is housed at the Austrian National Library (Pap. G. 26084) in Vienna. Karl Wessely believed the manuscript came from Fayyum.Porters 2008, p. 160.

See also List of New Testament uncials Textual criticism

References

Further reading

U. B. Schmid, D. C. Parker, W. J. Elliott, The Gospel according to St. John: The majuscules (Brill 2007), pp. 143-144. [text of the codex]