Minuscule 66
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Minuscule 66 ε 519 (von Soden), known as Codex Galei Londinensis, is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 14th century.
s on 298 leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with their (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Αmmonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains the Epistle to Carpian
, Eusebian Canon tables (only 5 leaves), lists of the (lists of contents) are placed before each Gospel, synaxaria, Menologion, pictures, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), ἀναγνώσεις (lessons), and numbers of στίχοι
at the end of each Gospel. Some scholia in the margin were added by a later hand.
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr
. Aland
placed it in Category V. According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to the textual family Kr
in Luke 1, 10, and 20.
(1636-1702) – along with Lectionary 186
– hence name of the codex. It was examined and described by Mill
, Scrivener
, Gregory, and Hatch
.
Scrivener collated its text in 1862, but publish posthumously in 1893 in his Adversaria critica sacra.
It is currently housed at the Trinity College
(O. VIII. 3), 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 paper 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 14th century.
Description
The codex contains a complete 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 298 leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with their (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Αmmonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains the Epistle to Carpian
Epistula ad Carpianum
The Epistula ad Carpianum is the title traditionally given to a letter from Eusebius of Caesarea to a Christian named Carpianus....
, Eusebian Canon tables (only 5 leaves), lists of the (lists of contents) are placed before each Gospel, synaxaria, Menologion, pictures, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), ἀναγνώσεις (lessons), and numbers of στίχοι
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...
at the end of each Gospel. Some scholia in the margin were added by a later hand.
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 the Claremont Profile Method it belongs 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 :...
in Luke 1, 10, and 20.
History
The manuscript once was in possession of Thomas GaleThomas Gale
Thomas Gale was an English classical scholar, antiquarian and cleric.-Life:He was born at Scruton, Yorkshire...
(1636-1702) – along with Lectionary 186
Lectionary 186
Lectionary 186, designated by siglum ℓ 186 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves...
– hence name of the codex. It was examined and described 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:...
, Scrivener
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The Reverend Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, LL.D. was an important text critic of the New Testament and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version of the Bible...
, Gregory, and Hatch
William Hatch
William Henry Paine Hatch, Ph.D., D.D. was an American theologian, born at Camden, N. J. He attended Harvard, graduating in 1898 . Afterward, he graduated at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and from the General Theological Seminary in New York City...
.
Scrivener collated its text in 1862, but publish posthumously in 1893 in his Adversaria critica sacra.
It is currently housed at the Trinity College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
(O. VIII. 3), 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...
External links
- Minuscule 66 at the Trinity College Library Cambridge