Minuscule 753 (Gregory-Aland)
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Minuscule 753 ε1292 (von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
written on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript has no complex contents. Scrivener
labelled it as 760e.
contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew
(23:11-21), on 1 parchment
leaf (size ).
The text is written in one column per page, 22 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections
, without references to the Eusebian Canons, it contains lectionary markings, but they were added by a later hand.
the Greek text of the codex did not place it in any Category
.
to the 11th century. The manuscript 2819 Gregory dated to the 12th or 13th century.
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (760) and Gregory (753). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.
The manuscript is now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(Suppl. Gr. 1035) in Paris
.
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....
written 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 no 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 760e.
Description
The codexCodex
A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with multiple quires or gatherings typically bound together and given a cover.Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement...
contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
(23:11-21), on 1 parchment
Parchment
Parchment is a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin, often split. Its most common use was as a material for writing on, for documents, notes, or the pages of a book, codex or manuscript. It is distinct from leather in that parchment is limed but not tanned; therefore, it is very...
leaf (size ).
The text is written in one column per page, 22 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections
Ammonian Sections
Eusebian canons or Eusebian sections, also known as Ammonian Sections, are the system of dividing the four Gospels used between late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The divisions into chapters and verses used in modern texts date only from the 13th and 16th centuries, respectively...
, without references to the Eusebian Canons, it contains lectionary markings, but they were added by a later hand.
Minuscule 2819
The leaf with text of Matthew 6:6-20 is classified as minuscule 2819 on the list Gregory-Aland. The size of the leaf is ). It is written in 1 column per page, 19 lines per page. It contains lectionary markings.Text
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 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...
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History
Gregory dated the manuscript 753 to the 11th or 12th century. The manuscript is currently 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 2819 Gregory dated to the 12th or 13th century.
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (760) and Gregory (753). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.
The manuscript is now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
(Suppl. Gr. 1035) 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...
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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...
- Minuscule 752 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 752 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 752 , ε1292 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript has no complex contents...