Minuscule 329
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Minuscule 329 A219 (Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 12th century.
s on 321 parchment leaves with some lacunae
. The text is written in one column per page, biblical text in 25 lines per page, text of commentary in 50 lines per page.
It contains the table of the κεφαλαια (table of contents) before Gospel of John, subscriptions at the end of Luke, numbers of στιχοι to Luke and John, and a commentary (in Mark of Victor's).
Matthew 25:36-28:20 was added by a later hand, without a commentary. Mark 14:11-20 has not a commentary.
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).
It was examined and described by Paulin Martin
. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(Coislin, Gr. 376) at Paris
.
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. 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 12th century.
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 321 parchment leaves with some 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, biblical text in 25 lines per page, text of commentary in 50 lines per page.
It contains the table of the κεφαλαια (table of contents) before Gospel of John, subscriptions at the end of Luke, numbers of στιχοι to Luke and John, and a commentary (in Mark of Victor's).
Matthew 25:36-28:20 was added by a later hand, without a commentary. Mark 14:11-20 has not a commentary.
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.
It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
History
The manuscript was described by Bernard de MontfauconBernard de Montfaucon
Bernard de Montfaucon was a French Benedictine monk, a scholar who founded a new discipline, palaeography; an editor of works of the Fathers of the Church; he is also regarded to be one of the founders of modern archaeology.-Early life:Montfaucon was born January 13, 1655 in the castle of...
. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).
It was examined and described by Paulin Martin
Paulin Martin
Paulin Martin was a French Catholic Biblical scholar.-Life:...
. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
(Coislin, Gr. 376) at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
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...