Minuscule 754 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A142 (von Soden),[1][2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript has no complex contents.[3][4] Scrivener labelled it as 763e.[5]

Minuscule 754
New Testament manuscript
TextGospels
Date11th century
ScriptGreek
Now atBibliothèque nationale de France
Size30.7 cm by 23 cm
TypeByzantine text-type
CategoryV
Note

Description

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The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 464 parchment leaves (size 30.7 cm by 23 cm),[3] with some lacunae (Matthew 6:25-8:19; John 21:18-25). The texts of Matthew 6:25-8:19; John 21:18-25 were supplied by a later hand on paper.[1]

The biblical text is surrounded by a catena.[3][6]

The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, with a references to the Eusebian Canons.[1]

It contains Epistula ad Carpianum, lectionary markings at the margin, and a commentary.[5][6] The manuscript is ornamented.[1]

Text

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The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[7]

It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.[8]

In John 2:22 it reads ελεγε αυτοις along with Codex Cyprius, Codex Petropolitanus, 1212, lectionary 1076; majority reads ελεγε;

History

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Scrivener[5] and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 11th century.[6] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 11th century.[4]

The manuscript was brought from Janina.[6]

It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (763) and Gregory (754).[6]

The manuscript is now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Suppl. Gr. 1076) in Paris.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hermann von Soden, Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte (Berlin 1902), vol. 1, p. 253.
  2. ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 74.
  3. ^ a b c d Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 92. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  4. ^ a b c Handschriftenliste at the Münster Institute
  5. ^ a b c 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. 270.
  6. ^ a b c d e Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 219.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ 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. 139. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  8. ^ Wisse, Frederik (1982). The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 65. ISBN 0-8028-1918-4.

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