Archaic Christianity Blog - Greek Handwriting 2

Greek Handwriting 2

1/15/2008 12:05:29 AM

Series: Greek Handwriting

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Our second installment on Greek handwriting is a good follow-up for the first.

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παυλοσδουλοσιυ
χυκλητοσαποστο

Παυλος δουλος ιη χυ κλητος αποστο-, which is the first few words of Romans 1:1, like the first post in the series. Note the nomina sacra with their suspended horizontal lines at the end of the first line and the beginning of the next. This snippet is from Sinaiticus, a 4th century uncial text.

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Series: Greek Handwriting

Series focusing on scribal handwriting in Greek manuscripts. Most manuscripts will be related to the New Testament, though some snippets will be pulled from other pieces of Greek literature.

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