Minuscule 142
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Minuscule 142 δ 151 (Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
it had been assigned to the 11th century.
(except Book of Revelation
) on 324 parchment leaves (size ). It containing Book of Psalms.
The order of New Testament books: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles. It contains also Hymns and Psalms.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages.
It is neatly written (Scrivener) in one column per page, 30 lines per page. The letters are very small and beautiful. The ink is brown. It contains tables of the (tables of contents) before each book, (synaxaria, Menologion added in 1447), subscriptions at the end of each book, pictures, and the Euthalian Apparatus
. There are many marginal readings in another ancient hand.
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx
. Aland
placed it in Category V. According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to Kx in Luke 10 and Luke 20. In Luke 1 it has mixed Byzantine text.
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library
(Vat. gr. 1210), at Rome
.
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 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 had been assigned to the 11th century.
Description
The codex contains the text of the New TestamentNew Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
(except Book of Revelation
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament. The title came into usage from the first word of the book in Koine Greek: apokalupsis, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation"...
) on 324 parchment leaves (size ). It containing Book of Psalms.
The order of New Testament books: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles. It contains also Hymns and Psalms.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages.
It is neatly written (Scrivener) in one column per page, 30 lines per page. The letters are very small and beautiful. The ink is brown. It contains tables of the (tables of contents) before each book, (synaxaria, Menologion added in 1447), subscriptions at the end of each book, pictures, and the Euthalian Apparatus
Euthalian Apparatus
The Euthalian Apparatus is a collection of additional editorial material, such as divisions of text, lists, and summaries, to the New Testament's Book of Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. This additional material appears at the beginnings of books, in the margin of the text, and at the...
. There are many marginal readings in another ancient hand.
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 :...
. 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 belongs to Kx in Luke 10 and Luke 20. In Luke 1 it has mixed Byzantine text.
History
The manuscript was examined by Birch (about 1782) and Scholz. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.It is currently housed at the Vatican Library
Vatican Library
The Vatican Library is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. Formally established in 1475, though in fact much older, it has 75,000 codices from...
(Vat. gr. 1210), at Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
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...