Minuscule 859 (Gregory-Aland)
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Minuscule 859 Νλ50 (von Soden), is a 16th-century Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
on parchment. The manuscript has not survived in complex context.
contains the text of the Gospel of Luke
12:32-24:53 on 261 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 25 lines per page.
According to F. H. A. Scrivener and C. R. Gregory it was written on paper, but according to Aland on parchment. It contains a commentary.
did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category
.
It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (672e) and Gregory (859e). Gregory saw it in 1886.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Vatican Library
(Gr. 759), in Rome
.
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. The manuscript has not survived in complex context.
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 Luke
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...
12:32-24:53 on 261 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 25 lines per page.
According to F. H. A. Scrivener and C. R. Gregory it was written on paper, but according to Aland on parchment. It contains a commentary.
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...
did not place the Greek text of the codex 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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It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 15th century, Gregory dated it to the 16th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 16th century.The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (672e) and Gregory (859e). Gregory saw it in 1886.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Vatican Library
Vatican Library
The Vatican Library is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. Formally established in 1475, though in fact much older, it has 75,000 codices from...
(Gr. 759), in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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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 858 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 858 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 858 , Θε423 , is a 14th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on paper. The manuscript has complex context.- Description :...