Minuscule 59
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Minuscule 59 ε 272 (Von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 13th century. It has complex contents and some marginalia
.
. The text is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections, but no references to the Eusebian Canons.
It was carelessly written, and exhibits no less than 81 omissions by "homoioteleuton".
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx
. Aland
did not place it in any Category
. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents Kx text in Luke 10 and Luke 20. In Luke 1 it has mixed Byzantine text.
It has some unusual textual variants. In Matthew 23:35 phrase (son of Barachi'ah) is omitted; this omission is supported only by Codex Sinaiticus
, three Evangelistaria (ℓ 6
, ℓ 13
, and ℓ 185
), and Eusebius.
at Oxford. In 1567 Thomas Hatcher gave it to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (not 1867, as Scrivener wrote). It was examined by Mill
, Wettstein
(in 1716), minutely collated by Scrivener in 1860. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.
It is currently housed in at the Gonville and Caius College
(Ms 403/412), at Cambridge
.
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 leaves. 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 13th century. It has complex contents and some marginalia
Marginalia
Marginalia are scribbles, comments, and illuminations in the margins of a book.- Biblical manuscripts :Biblical manuscripts have liturgical notes at the margin, for liturgical use. Numbers of texts' divisions are given at the margin...
.
Description
The codex contains complete text of the four Gospels on 238 leaves (size ) with lacunaeLacuna (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, 23 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections, but no references to the Eusebian Canons.
It was carelessly written, and exhibits no less than 81 omissions by "homoioteleuton".
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...
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx
Family Kx
Family Kx is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It includes uncials, and although hundreds of minuscules, no early ones.- Description :...
. 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...
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...
. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents Kx text in Luke 10 and Luke 20. In Luke 1 it has mixed Byzantine text.
It has some unusual textual variants. In Matthew 23:35 phrase (son of Barachi'ah) is omitted; this omission is supported only by Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the four great uncial codices, an ancient, handwritten copy of the Greek Bible. It is an Alexandrian text-type manuscript written in the 4th century in uncial letters on parchment. Current scholarship considers the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the best Greek texts of...
, three Evangelistaria (ℓ 6
Lectionary 6
Lectionary 6, designated by siglum ℓ 6 . It is a Greek-Arabic diglot manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves, dated by a colophon to the year 1265.- Description :...
, ℓ 13
Lectionary 13
Lectionary 13, designated by siglum ℓ 13 . It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century...
, and ℓ 185
Lectionary 185
Lectionary 185, designated by siglum ℓ 185 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves...
), and Eusebius.
History
The manuscript once belonged to the House of Friars MinorConventual Franciscans
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual , commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, is a branch of the order of Catholic Friars founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209.-History:...
at Oxford. In 1567 Thomas Hatcher gave it to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (not 1867, as Scrivener wrote). It was examined by Mill
John Mill
John Mill was an English theologian. He is noted for his critical edition of the Greek New Testament which included notes on many variant readings.-Biography:...
, Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein was a Swiss theologian, best known as a New Testament critic.-Youth and study:...
(in 1716), minutely collated by Scrivener in 1860. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.
It is currently housed in at the Gonville and Caius College
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
(Ms 403/412), at Cambridge
Cambridge
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.
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...
Further reading
- F. H. A. Scrivener, "Adversaria critica sacra" (Cambridge and London, 1859). [as c]
- J. Rendel HarrisJ. Rendel HarrisJames Rendel Harris was an English biblical scholar and curator of manuscripts, who was instrumental in bringing back to light many Syriac Scriptures and other early documents...
, The origin of the Leicester Codex (London 1887), pp. 18-23. - J. J. Smith, A Catalogue of the mss in the library of Gonville and Caius College Cambridge, Cambridge 1849, p. 197.