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July 23, 2010

Codex A: 1st Cor 9:2



Haplography: Codex Alexandrinus, (4th cent.) - from Earlham College Website


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Haplography: Codex Alexandrinus
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Haplography

Codex Alexandrinus

An example of Haplography in Codex Alexandrinus (A, GA-02) has been collated (verse 9:2 is missing), and documented by the Earlham College Website. We reproduce the text here, along with attestation and photographic evidence.

Comment: Taking into account the longstanding practice of substituting full names (Jesus, Lord etc.) for Noma Sacrae (abbreviations: ΙΣ = Ιησους, KS = Κυριος, etc.), the lines can be seen to be very close in length, and a homoioteleuton (Similar Ending) type error can be envisioned. Such an error could have happened on any copy prior to Alexandrinus in the stream.

1st Cor. 9:1-2 (standard text)

ουκ ειμι αποστολος ουκ ειμι ελευθερος ουχι ΙΝ [ΧΝ] τον
KΝ ημων εωρακα ου το εργον μου
υμεις εστε εν κυριω
ει αλλοις ουκ ειμι αποστολος  αλλα γε υμιν ειμι η
γαρ σφραγις της εμης αποστολης
υμεις εστε εν κυριω

Alexandrinusnotes


     ουκ ειμι ελευθερος
ουκ ειμι αποστολος ουχι ΙΝ
τον KΝ ημων εωρακα ου το
εργον μου
υμεις εστε εν κω

(9:1, actual layout in manuscript)

[ει αλλοις ουκ ειμι αποστ-
ολος αλλα γε υμιν ειμι η γ-
αρ σφραγις της εμης αποσ-
τολης
υμεις εστε εν κω]

(missing verse 9:2,
if given 20 chars/line)

Photo: Codex A

1 Cor. 9:1 ends above red line, and 1 Cor. 9:3 begins below, skipping 1 Cor. 9:2.



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