Minuscule 309 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 351 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[2] Formerly it was labelled by 21a and 26p.[3] It has marginalia.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Acts, Paul † |
|---|---|
| Date | 13th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Cambridge University Library |
| Size | 16.4 cm by 13.4 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
| Note | marginalia |
Description
editThe codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 159 paper leaves (16.4 cm by 13.4 cm) with numerous lacunae (Acts 1:1-12:2; 14:22-15:10; Romans 11:22-33; 15:14-16.24-26; 16:4-20; 1 Corinthians 1:15-3:12; 2 Timothy 1:1-2:4; Titus 1:9-2:15; Philemon 3-25; all Hebrews). The text is written in one column per page, in 22-25 lines per page.[2]
It contains Prolegomena to the Pauline epistles only, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical reading), and subscriptions with numbers of stichoi at the end of each book.[3][4]
Text
editThe Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[5]
History
editIn the 14th century the manuscript belonged to Kosmas, a monk.[3] It was brought to England from the East by John Luke, professor of Arabic in Cambridge.[3] It was examined by Wettstein. John Berriman, one of the former owners of the manuscript, presented it in 1761 to the British Museum.[4]
C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[3] Formerly it was labelled by 21a and 26p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 309 to it.[1]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Cambridge University Library (Dd. 11.90) at Cambridge.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 59.
- ^ a b c Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 65. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- ^ a b c d e Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: Hinrichs. p. 265.
- ^ a b Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 285.
- ^ Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
Further reading
edit- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlug. p. 265.