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Minuscule 460 α 397 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek

Greek language

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-Latin-Arabic

Arabic language

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minuscule manuscript

Manuscript

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of the New Testament

New Testament

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, on parchment. The manuscript is lacunose. Palaeographically

Palaeography

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it has been assigned to the 13th century.
Formerly it was labelled by 96^a and 109^p.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles

Acts 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 302 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...

(Acts 1:1-12; 25:21-26:18; Philemon

Epistle to Philemon

Paul's Epistle to Philemon, usually referred to simply as Philemon, is a prison letter to Philemon from Paul of Tarsus. Philemon was a leader in the Colossian church. This letter, which is one of the books of the New Testament, deals with forgiveness.Philemon was a wealthy Christian of the house...

). It is written in three columns per page, in 28 lines per page.

The order of books: Acts

Acts 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

(Hebrews

Epistle to the Hebrews

The Epistle to the Hebrews is one of the books in the New Testament. Its author is not known.The primary purpose of the Letter to the Hebrews is to exhort Christians to persevere in the face of persecution. The central thought of the entire Epistle is the doctrine of the Person of Christ and his...

placed before 1 Timothy

First Epistle to Timothy

The First Epistle of Paul to Timothy, usually referred to simply as First Timothy and often written 1 Timothy, is one of three letters in the New Testament of the Bible often grouped together as the Pastoral Epistles, the others being Second Timothy and Titus...

). The manuscript is trilingual: Greek, Latin, and Arabic.

According to the subscription at the end of the Epistle to the Romans

Epistle to the Romans

The Epistle of Paul to the Romans, often shortened to Romans, is the sixth book in the New Testament. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by the Apostle Paul to explain that Salvation is offered through the Gospel of Jesus Christ...

, the Letter was προς Ρωμαιους εγραφη απο Κορινθου δια Φοιβης της διακονου της εν Κεγχρεαις εκκλησιας. The same subscription appears in manuscripts: 101

Minuscule 101

Minuscule 101 , O17 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. Former Codex Uffenbachianum 3...

, 241

Minuscule 241

Minuscule 241 , δ 507 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. Formerly it was labelled by 241e, 104a, 120p, and 47r....

, 466

Minuscule 466

Minuscule 466 , α 167 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century...

, 469

Minuscule 469

Minuscule 469 , α 306 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.It was adapted for liturgical use...

, 602

Minuscule 602

Minuscule 602 , α 61 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. The manuscript is very lacunose...

, 603

Minuscule 603

Minuscule 603 , α 61 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript is lacunose...

, 605

Minuscule 605

Minuscule 605 , O 5 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. The manuscript has complex contents...

, 618

Minuscule 618

Minuscule 618 , α 261 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript is lacunose...

, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1932, followed by Textus Receptus

Textus Receptus

Textus Receptus is the name subsequently given to the succession of printed Greek texts of the New Testament which constituted the translation base for the original German Luther Bible, the translation of the New Testament into English by William Tyndale, the King James Version, and for most other...

Text

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...

did not place the Greek text of the codex 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...

.

The text of Romans 16:25-27 is following 14:23, as in Codex Angelicus

Codex Angelicus

Codex Angelicus designated by Lap or 020 , α 5 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th century...

Codex Athous Lavrensis, 0209

Uncial 0209

Uncial 0209 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated palaeographically to the 7th century.- Description :...

, Minuscule 181

Minuscule 181

Minuscule 181 , α 101 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.Formerly it was labelled by 40a, 46p, and 12r.It has marginalia....

326

Minuscule 326

Minuscule 326 , α 257 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.Formerly it was labelled by 33a and 39p ....

330

Minuscule 330

Minuscule 330 , δ 259 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.It has marginalia.- Description :...

451

Minuscule 451

Minuscule 451 , α 178 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment...

614

Minuscule 614

Minuscule 614 , α 364 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose...

1241 1877 1881 1984 1985 2492 2495.

In Titus

Epistle to Titus

The Epistle of Paul to Titus, usually referred to simply as Titus, is one of the three Pastoral Epistles , traditionally attributed to Saint Paul, and is part of the New Testament...

1:9 it has additional reading μη χειροτονειν διγαμους μηδε διακονους αυτους ποιειν μηδε γυναικας εχειν εκ διγαμιας, μηδε προσερχεσθωσαν εν τω θυσιαστηριω λειτουργειν το θειον. τους αρχοντας τους αδικοκριτας και αρπαγας και ψευστας και ανελεημονας ελεγχε ως θεου διακονος.

In Titus 1:11 it has additional reading τα τεκνα οι τους ιδιους γονεις υβριζοντες η τυπτοντες επιστομιζε και ελεγχε και νουθετει ως πατηρ τεκνα.

In Hebrews 7:1 it has additional reading οτε εδιωξεν τους αλλοφυλους και εξειλατο Λωτ μετα πασης αιχμαλωσιας. The reading of the codex is not supported by any manuscript.

History

Gregory dated it to the 11th century. Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.

The manuscript came from the monastery of St. Micheal de Troyna in Sicily

Sicily

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. The manuscript was examined by Birch, Scholz. It was partially collated by G. F. Rinck

Wilhelm Friedrich Rinck

Wilhelm Friedrich Rinck , German, protestant priest , biblical scholar and palaeographer. Rinck collated manuscripts housed at the Marcian Library – Minuscule 205, 205abs, 209, 460, 1923, 1924, 1925, Lectionary 34.- Works :...

. According to Scrivener it is an important copy, which text often resembling Minuscule 618

Minuscule 618

Minuscule 618 , α 261 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript is lacunose...

, but according to C. R. Gregory its text is "schlecht" (poor). Gregory saw it in 1886.

It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz. Formerly it was labelled by 96^a and 109^p. In 1908 Gregory gave it the number 460.

It is currently housed at the Biblioteca Marciana

Biblioteca Marciana

The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana is a library and Renaissance building in Venice, northern Italy; it is one of the earliest surviving public manuscript depositories in the country, holding one of the greatest classical texts collections in the world. The library is named after St. Mark, the...

(Gr. Z. 11 (379)) in Venice

Venice

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