Minuscule 117
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Minuscule 117 ε 506 (Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 15th century. It has full marginalia
.
s on 202 paper leaves (size ), with lacunae
in Matthew 1:1-18; 15:18-39. The text is written in one column per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and the (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241 - 16:20), (no references to the Eusebian Canons).
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum
, the Eusebian Tables, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), incipits, synaxaria, Menologion, subscriptions at the end Mark and John (as in Codex Sangallensis 48), numbers of στιχοι
, and pictures. The initial letters, rubrics, and scholia in red.
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the group Iφb. Aland
did not place it to any Category
. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx
in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no Profile was made.
The manuscript once belonged to Richard Bentley
. It was examined by Griesbach
, Bloomfield
, and Angelo Mai
. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
It is currently housed at the British Library
(Harley Collection
5731), at London
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
minuscule manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on paper leaves. Palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
it has been assigned to the 15th century. It has full marginalia
Marginalia
Marginalia are scribbles, comments, and illuminations in the margins of a book.- Biblical manuscripts :Biblical manuscripts have liturgical notes at the margin, for liturgical use. Numbers of texts' divisions are given at the margin...
.
Description
The codex contains the text of the four GospelGospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
s on 202 paper leaves (size ), with lacunae
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
in Matthew 1:1-18; 15:18-39. The text is written in one column per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and the (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241 - 16:20), (no references to the Eusebian Canons).
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum
Epistula ad Carpianum
The Epistula ad Carpianum is the title traditionally given to a letter from Eusebius of Caesarea to a Christian named Carpianus....
, the Eusebian Tables, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), incipits, synaxaria, Menologion, subscriptions at the end Mark and John (as in Codex Sangallensis 48), numbers of στιχοι
Stichometry
Stichometry is a term applied to the measurement of ancient texts by στίχοι or verses of a fixed standard length.It was the custom of the Greeks and Romans to estimate the length of their literary works by measured lines...
, and pictures. The initial letters, rubrics, and scholia in red.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-typeByzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts. It is the form found in the largest number of surviving manuscripts, though not in the oldest...
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the group Iφb. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
did not place it to any Category
Categories of New Testament manuscripts
New Testament manuscripts in Greek are categorized into five groups, according to a scheme introduced in 1981 by Kurt and Barbara Aland in Der Text des Neuen Testaments. The categories are based on how each manuscript relates to the various text-types. Generally speaking, earlier Alexandrian...
. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx
Family Kx
Family Kx is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It includes uncials, and although hundreds of minuscules, no early ones.- Description :...
in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no Profile was made.
History
Place of origin of the manuscript is Eastern Mediterranean. It came to England in the first half of the 16th century.The manuscript once belonged to Richard Bentley
Richard Bentley
Richard Bentley was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge....
. It was examined by Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach , German biblical textual critic, was born at Butzbach, a small town in the state of Hesse, where his father, Konrad Kaspar , was pastor...
, Bloomfield
Samuel Thomas Bloomfield
Samuel Thomas Bloomfield was an English clergyman and Biblical textual critic. His Greek New Testament was widely used, in England and the United States.-Life:His surname was also spelled Blomfield or Blumfield...
, and Angelo Mai
Angelo Mai
Angelo Mai was an Italian Cardinal and philologist. He won a European reputation for publishing for the first time a series of previously unknown ancient texts. These he was able to discover and publish, first while in charge of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan and then in the same role at the...
. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
It is currently housed at the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
(Harley Collection
Harley Collection
The Harleian Collection is one of main collections of the British Library, London, England.The manuscript collection of more than 7,000 volumes, more than 14,000 original legal documents, and 500 rolls, formed by Robert Harley , and his son Edward Harley...
5731), at London
London
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.
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
Further reading
- J. J. Griesbach, Symbolae criticae ad supplendas et corrigendas variarum N. T. lectionum collectiones (Halle, 1793), pp. CLXXXXIX-CCII
- Cyril Ernest Wright, Fontes Harleiani: A Study of the Sources of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts in the British Museum (London: British Museum, 1972), pp. 70, 461.
- Summary Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts (London: British Library, 1999- ), I, pp. 181-82.
External links
- Harley 5731 at the British Library