Minuscule 465
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Minuscule 465 α 166 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript has complex contents.
Formerly it was labeled by 114a and 134p.
, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles
on 231 parchment leaves . The text is written in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.
It contains numbers of the (chapters) at the margin, the (titles) at the top of the pages, lectionary markings at the margin, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions at the end of each book, numbers of στιχοι
, and scholia.
The order of books: Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. It contains some portions of Septuagint (Book of Wisdom
, Song of Songs
, and Book of Proverbs
1:1-28:8) and prayers for the service of the Greek Church. According to Scrivener it is a valuable manuscript.
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
, and C. R. Gregory (1885). It is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(Gr. 57) in Paris
. According to Scholz, it was formerly indexed in the National Library as Gr. 2247. Isaac Newton
cites it by that call number in his discussion of the Johannine Comma.
Formerly it was labeled by 114a and 134p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 465 to it.
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 11th century. The manuscript has complex contents.
Formerly it was labeled by 114a and 134p.
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 231 parchment leaves . The text is written in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.
It contains numbers of the (chapters) at the margin, the (titles) at the top of the pages, lectionary markings at the margin, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions at the end of each book, numbers of στιχοι
Stichometry
Stichometry is a term applied to the measurement of ancient texts by στίχοι or verses of a fixed standard length.It was the custom of the Greeks and Romans to estimate the length of their literary works by measured lines...
, and scholia.
The order of books: Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. It contains some portions of Septuagint (Book of Wisdom
Book of Wisdom
The Book of Wisdom, often referred to simply as Wisdom or the Book of the Wisdom of Solomon, is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible. It is one of the seven Sapiential or wisdom books of the Septuagint Old Testament, which includes Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon ,...
, Song of Songs
Song of songs
Song of Songs, also known as the Song of Solomon, is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. It may also refer to:In music:* Song of songs , the debut album by David and the Giants* A generic term for medleysPlays...
, and Book of Proverbs
Book of Proverbs
The Book of Proverbs , commonly referred to simply as Proverbs, is a book of the Hebrew Bible.The original Hebrew title of the book of Proverbs is "Míshlê Shlomoh" . When translated into Greek and Latin, the title took on different forms. In the Greek Septuagint the title became "paroimai paroimiae"...
1:1-28:8) and prayers for the service of the Greek Church. According to Scrivener it is a valuable manuscript.
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 slightly examined and described by Scholz, Paulin MartinPaulin Martin
Paulin Martin was a French Catholic Biblical scholar.-Life:...
, and C. R. Gregory (1885). It 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:...
(Gr. 57) in 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...
. According to Scholz, it was formerly indexed in the National Library as Gr. 2247. Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...
cites it by that call number in his discussion of the Johannine Comma.
Formerly it was labeled by 114a and 134p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 465 to it.
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...