Minuscule 1356 (Gregory-Aland)
Encyclopedia
Minuscule 1356 ε1087 (von Soden), is a 11th-century Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
on parchment. The manuscript has complex contents.
contains the text of the four Gospel
s, on 303 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.
The large initial letters are in red. The manuscripts is ornamented.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241 sections, the last numbered section in 16:20), whose numbers are given at the margin with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers).
It contains many notes made by later hand.
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum
at the beginning, Eusebian Canon tables, Prolegomena, tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel. It contains subscriptions at the end of each Gospel with numbers of verses and numbers of στιχοι
.
According to Hermann von Soden it contains also lectionary markings (for church readings) at the margin and pictures.
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx
. Kurt Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual cluster M
106
in Luke 1 and Luke 20, but it is very weak member of this cluster in Luke 1. In Luke 10 no profile was made.
The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is placed at the end of the Gospel of John.
to the 11th century.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (1356e). Gregory saw it in 1906. The manuscript was examined and described by K. W. Clark in 1937.
Formerly the manuscript was housed in Jerusalem (Anastaseos 7). Then it was brought to United States. Currently the manuscript is housed at the Walters Art Museum
(Ms. W. 532), in Baltimore.
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 parchment. The manuscript has complex contents.
Description
The codexCodex
A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with multiple quires or gatherings typically bound together and given a cover.Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement...
contains the text of the four Gospel
Gospel
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 303 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.
The large initial letters are in red. The manuscripts is ornamented.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241 sections, the last numbered section in 16:20), whose numbers are given at the margin with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers).
It contains many notes made by later hand.
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....
at the beginning, Eusebian Canon tables, Prolegomena, tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel. It contains subscriptions at the end of each Gospel with numbers of verses and 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...
.
According to Hermann von Soden it contains also lectionary markings (for church readings) at the margin and pictures.
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 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 :...
. Kurt 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...
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual cluster M
Codex Campianus
Codex Campianus designated by M or 021 , ε 72 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated palaeographically to the 9th century...
106
Minuscule 106
Minuscule 106 , ε 1380 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.- Description :...
in Luke 1 and Luke 20, but it is very weak member of this cluster in Luke 1. In Luke 10 no profile was made.
The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is placed at the end of the Gospel of John.
History
Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12 or 13th century, other palaeographers dated it to the 10th or 11th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTFInstitute for New Testament Textual Research
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...
to the 11th century.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (1356e). Gregory saw it in 1906. The manuscript was examined and described by K. W. Clark in 1937.
Formerly the manuscript was housed in Jerusalem (Anastaseos 7). Then it was brought to United States. Currently the manuscript is housed at the Walters Art Museum
Walters Art Museum
The Walters Art Museum, located in Baltimore, Maryland's Mount Vernon neighborhood, is a public art museum founded in 1934. The museum's collection was amassed substantially by two men, William Thompson Walters , who began serious collecting when he moved to Paris at the outbreak of the American...
(Ms. W. 532), in Baltimore.
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000)
- 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...
- Minuscule 831 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 831 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 831 , ε117 , is a 11th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript is lacunose.- Description :...
- Minuscule 1076 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 1076 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 1076 , ε1140 , is a 10th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript does not contain gaps.- Description :...
Further reading
- K. W. Clark, A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts in America (Chicago, 1937), pp. 363-365.