Washington Manuscript of the Gospels
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The Washington Manuscript of the Gospels, or Codex Washingtonianus, is an important early Greek manuscript of the four canonical Gospels, notable for its mixed text-type and significance in New Testament textual criticism.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Freer Gospels | 3 |
| Washington Manuscript of the Gospels canonical | 2 |
| Freer biblical manuscript collection | 1 |
| Washington Manuscript of the Four Gospels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington Manuscript of the Gospels Context triple: [Codex Washingtonianus, alsoKnownAs, Washington Manuscript of the Gospels]
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Codex Hermogenianus
The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
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Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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Bodmer Papyri
The Bodmer Papyri are a collection of early Christian and classical manuscripts, including some of the oldest known copies of New Testament texts, discovered in Egypt in the mid-20th century.
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Papyrus 66
Papyrus 66 is an early third-century Greek manuscript of the Gospel of John, notable for its importance to New Testament textual criticism and its affiliation with the Alexandrian text-type.
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Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington Manuscript of the Gospels Target entity description: The Washington Manuscript of the Gospels, or Codex Washingtonianus, is an important early Greek manuscript of the four canonical Gospels, notable for its mixed text-type and significance in New Testament textual criticism.
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A.
Codex Hermogenianus
The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
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B.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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C.
Bodmer Papyri
The Bodmer Papyri are a collection of early Christian and classical manuscripts, including some of the oldest known copies of New Testament texts, discovered in Egypt in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Papyrus 66
Papyrus 66 is an early third-century Greek manuscript of the Gospel of John, notable for its importance to New Testament textual criticism and its affiliation with the Alexandrian text-type.
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E.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gospel book
ⓘ
Greek New Testament manuscript ⓘ biblical codex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution
ⓘ
linked to:
Freer Gallery of Art
|
| cataloguedIn | Gregory-Aland list of New Testament manuscripts ⓘ |
| collection | Freer Gallery biblical manuscripts collection ⓘ |
| containsText |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| currentCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| currentCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentLocation | Freer Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| date | late 4th century to early 5th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse | New Testament textual criticism ⓘ |
| genre | biblical manuscript ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Codex Washingtonianus
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linked to:
Codex Washingtonensis
Freer Gospels ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Manuscript of the Gospels
Washington Codex ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | contains canonical Gospels ⓘ |
| hasGregoryAlandNumber | 032 ⓘ |
| hasPart | text of the four canonical Gospels ⓘ |
| hasSiglum | W ⓘ |
| hasTextualCharacter | mixture of Alexandrian, Western, and Byzantine readings ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to classification of New Testament text-types
ⓘ
importance for the textual history of the Gospels ⓘ mixed text of the four Gospels ⓘ unique textual readings ⓘ |
| physicalForm | codex ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Eastern Mediterranean (probable)
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linked to:
Eastern Mediterranean
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyRelevance | witness to early transmission of the Gospel text ⓘ |
| scriptCharacteristic | majuscule letters ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| scriptType | uncial script ⓘ |
| subject | Life and teachings of Jesus ⓘ |
| textType | mixed text-type ⓘ |
| usedIn | critical editions of the Greek New Testament ⓘ |
| writingMaterial | vellum ⓘ |
| writingMedium | ink ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Greek ⓘ |
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Subject: Washington Manuscript of the Gospels Description of subject: The Washington Manuscript of the Gospels, or Codex Washingtonianus, is an important early Greek manuscript of the four canonical Gospels, notable for its mixed text-type and significance in New Testament textual criticism.
Referenced by (7)
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subject linked to:
Codex Washingtonianus (in parts)
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linked to: Washington Manuscript of the Gospels
linked to: Washington Manuscript of the Gospels
linked to: Washington Manuscript of the Gospels
linked to: Washington Manuscript of the Gospels