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The research aims to evaluate Codex Schøyen's textual significance in relation to the Gospel of Matthew.

March 15, 2026TC A Journal of Biblical Textual CriticismOpen Access

James M. Leonard, Codex Schøyen: A Middle Egyptian Coptic Witness to the Early Greek Text of Matthew’s Gospel: A Study in Translation Theory, Indigenous Coptic, and New Testament Textual Criticism

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Reveals the significance of Codex Schøyen for understanding early Greek texts of Matthew’s Gospel, suggesting important linguistic implications.

The research aims to evaluate Codex Schøyen's textual significance in relation to the Gospel of Matthew.
Analysis of manuscript MS 2650 from the Schyen Collection.
Comparison of Codex Schyen with Codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus.
Examination of Coptic grammar and linguistic features.
Review of previous scholarly work on Codex Schyen.
Codex Schøyen signifies an early and independent text of the Gospel of Matthew.
It may represent one of the oldest Middle-Egyptian translations.
The study identifies numerous variants that align Codex Schøyen with the canonical Greek text.

Thomas J. Kraus (2015) studied this question.

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Reveals the significance of Codex Schøyen for understanding early Greek texts of Matthew’s Gospel, suggesting important linguistic implications.