Minuscule 7
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Minuscule 7; ε 287 (Soden). It is a Greek minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 12th century.
s on 186 parchment leaves . The text is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page. The capital letters are written in colour, the initial letters are written in red.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with the (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241 sections), with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains Prolegomena, synaxaria, Epistula ad Carpianum
, the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, pictures, Menologion, and lectionary markings at the margin.
it represents the Byzantine
text but with some Alexandrian
readings.
Kurt Aland
did not place it in any Category
.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it textual cluster along with the manuscripts 267
, 1651, and 1654. The cluster stands close to the textual family Kx
.
It belongs to the textual Family 1424
.
and Scholz. Scholz examined only Mark 1-6 and John 3-8. According to F. H. A. Scrivener it seems to be Stephens' ς'.
It was examined and described by Paulin Martin
. C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.
Wettstein gave for it number 7.
The codex is located now at the National Library of France (Gr. 71) in Paris
.
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 12th century.
Description
The codex contains the 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 186 parchment leaves . The text is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page. The capital letters are written in colour, the initial letters are written in red.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with the (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241 sections), with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains Prolegomena, synaxaria, Epistula ad Carpianum
Epistula ad Carpianum
The Epistula ad Carpianum is the title traditionally given to a letter from Eusebius of Caesarea to a Christian named Carpianus....
, the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, pictures, Menologion, and lectionary markings at the margin.
Text
According to TischendorfConstantin von Tischendorf
Lobegott Friedrich Constantin Tischendorf was a noted German Biblical scholar. He deciphered the Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, a 5th century Greek manuscript of the New Testament, in the 1840s, and rediscovered the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th century New Testament manuscript, in 1859.Tischendorf...
it represents the Byzantine
Byzantine 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...
text but with some Alexandrian
Alexandrian text-type
The Alexandrian text-type , associated with Alexandria, is one of several text-types used in New Testament textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of biblical manuscripts...
readings.
Kurt 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 textual cluster along with the manuscripts 267
Minuscule 267
Minuscule 267 , ε 1289 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. It has marginalia.- Description :...
, 1651, and 1654. The cluster stands close 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 :...
.
It belongs to the textual Family 1424
Family 1424
Family 1424 is a group of New Testament manuscripts. It is classified to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual subfamilies of this group, though it has many non-Byzantine readings . Name of the family came from the number of Minuscule 1424 designated by number 1424 according the...
.
History
The manuscript was examined by WettsteinJohann Jakob Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein was a Swiss theologian, best known as a New Testament critic.-Youth and study:...
and Scholz. Scholz examined only Mark 1-6 and John 3-8. According to F. H. A. Scrivener it seems to be Stephens' ς'.
It was examined and described by Paulin Martin
Paulin Martin
Paulin Martin was a French Catholic Biblical scholar.-Life:...
. C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.
Wettstein gave for it number 7.
The codex is located now at the National Library of France (Gr. 71) 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...
.
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules
- Textus ReceptusTextus ReceptusTextus Receptus is the name subsequently given to the succession of printed Greek texts of the New Testament which constituted the translation base for the original German Luther Bible, the translation of the New Testament into English by William Tyndale, the King James Version, and for most other...
- 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...
- Minuscule 851 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 851 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 851 , ε408 , is a 14th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has complex context.- Description :...
– some textual relationship in Luke 20