Minuscule 2268
Encyclopedia
Minuscule 2268 ε 2058 (Soden's numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
. Paleografically
it has been assigned to the 13th century. Only one leaf of the codex has survived.
1:1-14 on 1 parchment leaf (23.4 cm by 16.7 cm). The text is written in one column per page, in 22 lines per page (15.3 by 12 cm).
The titles written in red ink, the initial letters in gold. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, whose numbers are given at the margin, with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers). It contains pictures (portraits of the four Evangelist).
Kurt Aland
the Greek text of the codex did not place it in any Category
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It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
of the Duke University
(Gk MS 4) at Durham
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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....
. Paleografically
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 13th century. Only one leaf of the codex has survived.
Description
The codex contains a small part of the Gospel of MarkGospel of Mark
The Gospel According to Mark , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Mark or simply Mark, is the second book of the New Testament. This canonical account of the life of Jesus of Nazareth is one of the three synoptic gospels. It was thought to be an epitome, which accounts for its place as the second...
1:1-14 on 1 parchment leaf (23.4 cm by 16.7 cm). The text is written in one column per page, in 22 lines per page (15.3 by 12 cm).
The titles written in red ink, the initial letters in gold. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, whose numbers are given at the margin, with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers). It contains pictures (portraits of the four Evangelist).
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...
the Greek text of the codex did not place it in 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...
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It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
History
The codex now is located in the Kenneth Willis Clark CollectionKenneth Willis Clark Collection
The Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts in Duke University Library contains ninety-eight manuscripts — in both roll and codex form — dating from the 9th to the 17th century....
of the Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
(Gk MS 4) at Durham
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
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