Minuscule 643
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Minuscule 643 α 1402 (von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 12th or the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose. Gregory labelled it by 219a, Scrivener labelled it by 225a.
on 15 paper leaves (size ) with some lacunae
(Acts 4:15-32; Ephesians 6:21-24; Hebrews 13:24-25). The text is written in one column per page, 28-32 lines per page, by the elegant hand.
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the (tables of contents) before each book, numerals of the at the margin, the at the top, lectionary markings, subscriptions at the end of each book, and stichoi. It has a space on the margin for a commentary.
The order of books: Epistle of James
, 1-2 Epistles of Peter, 1-3 Epistles of John.
The same manuscript contains Homilies of St. Chrysostom from the Galatians to the Hebrews.
the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category
.
According to Scrivener it has important variations (James 1:5.25; 3:3.14).
to the 12th/13th century.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (225a) and Gregory (219a). C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 643 to it.
The manuscript currently is housed at the British Library
(Burney 48, Bd. II, fol. 230-244), at London
.
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 paper. 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 or the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose. Gregory labelled it by 219a, Scrivener labelled it by 225a.
Description
The codex contains the text of the Catholic epistles except Epistle of JudeEpistle of Jude
The Epistle of Jude, often shortened to Jude, is the penultimate book of the New Testament and is attributed to Jude, the brother of James the Just. - Composition :...
on 15 paper leaves (size ) 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 4:15-32; Ephesians 6:21-24; Hebrews 13:24-25). The text is written in one column per page, 28-32 lines per page, by the elegant hand.
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the (tables of contents) before each book, numerals of the at the margin, the at the top, lectionary markings, subscriptions at the end of each book, and stichoi. It has a space on the margin for a commentary.
The order of books: Epistle of James
Epistle of James
The Epistle of James, usually referred to simply as James, is a book in the New Testament. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ", with "the earliest extant manuscripts of James usually dated to mid-to-late third century."There are four views...
, 1-2 Epistles of Peter, 1-3 Epistles of John.
The same manuscript contains Homilies of St. Chrysostom from the Galatians to the Hebrews.
Text
Kurt AlandKurt 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...
the Greek text of the codex did not place 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 Scrivener it has important variations (James 1:5.25; 3:3.14).
History
The manuscript is dated by the INTFInstitute for New Testament Textual Research
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...
to the 12th/13th century.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (225a) and Gregory (219a). C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 643 to it.
The manuscript currently is housed at the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
(Burney 48, Bd. II, fol. 230-244), at London
London
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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, An Exact Transcript of the Codex Augiensis (Cambridge and London, 1859), pp. LXIII. (as l)