Minuscule 594
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Minuscule 594 ε 1402 (von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript is lacunose. It was labelled by Scrivener as 470.
s on 241 parchment leaves (size ) with lacunae
. Written in one column per page, 17 lines per page. It contains the lists of the before every Gospel, Prolegomena to the Gospel of John, lectionary markings, incipits, subscriptions, and ; (lessons) were added by a later hand.
Contents: Matthew 1:1-Luke 23:15; 23:33-48.
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr
. Aland
placed it in Category V. According to Wisse's Profile Method
it represents the textual family Kr
in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made, Luke 1 is partly illegible.
The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca di S. Lazzaro (1531), at Venice
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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 14th century. The manuscript is lacunose. It was labelled by Scrivener as 470.
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 241 parchment leaves (size ) with 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...
. Written in one column per page, 17 lines per page. It contains the lists of the before every Gospel, Prolegomena to the Gospel of John, lectionary markings, incipits, subscriptions, and ; (lessons) were added by a later hand.
Contents: Matthew 1:1-Luke 23:15; 23:33-48.
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 Kr
Family Kr
Family Kr 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 has no uncials, no early minuscules, it has only hundreds of minuscules.- 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...
placed it in Category V. According to Wisse's Profile Method
Wisse's Profile Method
Claremont Profile Method was elaborated by Ernst Cadman Colwell and his students. Professor Frederik Wisse attempted to establish an accurate and rapid procedure for the classification of the manuscript evidence of any ancient text with large manuscript attestation, and to present an adequate basis...
it represents the textual family Kr
Family Kr
Family Kr 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 has no uncials, no early minuscules, it has only hundreds of minuscules.- Description :...
in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made, Luke 1 is partly illegible.
History
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener. It was examined by Dean Burgon.The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca di S. Lazzaro (1531), at Venice
Venice
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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...