Minuscule 712
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Minuscule 712 δ160 (von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript has complex contents. Scrivener
labelled it as 560e.
s, Acts of the Apostles
, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles
, on 245 parchment leaves (size ).
The text is written in one column per page, 33 lines per page. The leaves are arranged in quarto
. The manuscript is ornamented. Some leaves with Psalms were added by a later hand on paper.
The manuscript begins with a picture of saint Matthew. The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the left margin of the text and their τιτλοι (titles) are given at the top. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 234, the last section in 16:9), which numbers are given at the margin, with a references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains lectionary markings, subscriptions, numbers of στιχοι, Synaxarion, and Menologion. The original manuscript contained pictures.
On the last leaf is written in uncial letters: ως ηδους τοις πλεουσιν ο ευδιος λιμην | ουτος και τους γραφουσιν ο εσχατος στιχος. ιωαννικιου μοναχου.
t he Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category
.
It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.
to the 11th century.
The manuscript was bought in 1876 from Bernard Quaritch
.
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (560) and Gregory (712). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.
At present the manuscript is housed at the "Department of Special Collections" (170/347. 240 fol) in the University of California
in Los Angeles
. Formerly it was held in Cambridge.
5 leaves of the codex designated by number 2164 on the list Gregory-Aland are housed at the National Library of Russia (Gr. 320, 5 fol (Jude 12-25)) in Saint Petersburg
.
The fragment housed in Petersburg was examined by Kurt Treu
.
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 11th century. The manuscript has complex contents. 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...
labelled it as 560e.
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, Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles
Pauline epistles
The Pauline epistles, Epistles of Paul, or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen New Testament books which have the name Paul as the first word, hence claiming authorship by Paul the Apostle. Among these letters are some of the earliest extant Christian documents...
, on 245 parchment leaves (size ).
The text is written in one column per page, 33 lines per page. The leaves are arranged in quarto
Quarto
Quarto could refer to:* Quarto, a size or format of a book in which four leaves of a book are created from a standard size sheet of paper* For specific information about quarto texts of William Shakespeare's works, see:...
. The manuscript is ornamented. Some leaves with Psalms were added by a later hand on paper.
The manuscript begins with a picture of saint Matthew. The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the left margin of the text and their τιτλοι (titles) are given at the top. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 234, the last section in 16:9), which numbers are given at the margin, with a references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains lectionary markings, subscriptions, numbers of στιχοι, Synaxarion, and Menologion. The original manuscript contained pictures.
On the last leaf is written in uncial letters: ως ηδους τοις πλεουσιν ο ευδιος λιμην | ουτος και τους γραφουσιν ο εσχατος στιχος. ιωαννικιου μοναχου.
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...
t he 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...
.
It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.
History
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 11th century. Currently 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 11th century.
The manuscript was bought in 1876 from Bernard Quaritch
Bernard Quaritch
Bernard Quaritch, full name Bernard Alexander Christian Quaritch, was a German-born British bookseller and collector....
.
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (560) and Gregory (712). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.
At present the manuscript is housed at the "Department of Special Collections" (170/347. 240 fol) in the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. Formerly it was held in Cambridge.
5 leaves of the codex designated by number 2164 on the list Gregory-Aland are housed at the National Library of Russia (Gr. 320, 5 fol (Jude 12-25)) in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
.
The fragment housed in Petersburg was examined by Kurt Treu
Kurt Treu
Kurt Treu , German classical philologist, was a son of a German parson on the island Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia. In 1940, because of World War II, the Treu family was forced to leave their homeland. Kurt Treu studied in a Gymnasium in Hohensalza. AS levels were studied by him after the...
.
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...