Minuscule 912 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 366 (von Soden),[1][2] is a 13th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | New Testament (except the Gospels and Apocalypse) |
|---|---|
| Date | 13th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | British Library |
| Size | 33.9 cm by 22 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Description
editThe codex contains the text of the Book of Acts, Pauline epistles, and Catholic epistles, on 206 parchment leaves (size 33.9 cm by 22 cm).[3][4]
The text is written in two columns per page, and 31 lines per page.[3][4]
The text is divided according to chapters (κεφαλαια), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their titles (τιτλοι) at the top of the pages.[5]
It contains Prolegomena, Journeys and death of Paul,[6] liturgical books with hagiographies (Synaxarion and Menologion), subscriptions at the end of each book with numbers of στιχοι.[5]
Text
editKurt Aland the Greek text of the codex placed in Category V.[7] It means it is a representative of the Byzantine text-type.[8]
History
editAccording to Scrivener and C. R. Gregory the manuscript was written in the 13th century.[5] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.[4]
Formerly it was held in the Simonopetra monastery at Athos peninsula.[5] It was brought by Robert Curzon to London in 1837.[9] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.[5]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (218a, 236p)[10] and Gregory (228a, 283p).[5] In 1908 Gregory gave the number 912 to it.[1]
It is currently housed in the British Library (Add MS 39600) in London.[3][4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 78.
- ^ Soden, von, Hermann (1902). Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte. Vol. 1. Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Duncker. p. 230.
- ^ a b c Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 101. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- ^ a b c d "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 283.
- ^ Journeys and death of Paul contain also 102, 206, 216, 256, 468, 614, 665, 909.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Aland, Kurt (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Grand Rapids. pp. 106, 159.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Robert Curzon (1849). Visits to Monasteries in the Levant. London: John Murray.
- ^ 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. 299.
Further reading
edit- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 283.
External links
edit- "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 7 May 2013.