Minuscule 308
Encyclopedia
Minuscule 308 α 456 (Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 14th century.
Formerly it was labelled by 20a and 25p.
, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles
on 145 paper leaves with numerous lacunae
. The text is written in one column per page, in 22-23 lines per page.
It contains Prolegomena to the Catholic epistles and subscriptions at the end of each sacred book.
The manuscript has survived in bad condition and almost illegible in some parts.
The Pauline epistles precede the Acts and Catholic epistles.
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
and Casley. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
Formerly it was labelled by 20a and 25p. Gregory in 1908 gave number 308 for it.
The manuscript is currently housed at the British Library
(Royal I B. 1) 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. 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 14th century.
Formerly it was labelled by 20a and 25p.
Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the ApostlesActs of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles
Pauline epistles
The Pauline epistles, Epistles of Paul, or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen New Testament books which have the name Paul as the first word, hence claiming authorship by Paul the Apostle. Among these letters are some of the earliest extant Christian documents...
on 145 paper leaves with numerous 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...
. The text is written in one column per page, in 22-23 lines per page.
It contains Prolegomena to the Catholic epistles and subscriptions at the end of each sacred book.
The manuscript has survived in bad condition and almost illegible in some parts.
The Pauline epistles precede the Acts and Catholic epistles.
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...
. 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.
History
The manuscript was examined by WettsteinJohann Jakob Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein was a Swiss theologian, best known as a New Testament critic.-Youth and study:...
and Casley. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
Formerly it was labelled by 20a and 25p. Gregory in 1908 gave number 308 for it.
The manuscript 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,...
(Royal I B. 1) at London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
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...