Minuscule 863 (Gregory-Aland)
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Minuscule 863 Θε301 (von Soden), is a 12th-century Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
on parchment. The manuscript has no complex context.
contains the text of the four Gospel
s on 400 parchment leaves (size ), with a catena
. It has some lacunae
(John 18:10-21:25). The text is written in two columns per page, 41 lines per page.
The biblical text is surrounded by a catena
. The commentary is of Theophylact's authorship.
It contains decorated head-pieces and decorated initial letters.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin of the text, and their τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. It contains tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.
did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category
.
It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
to the 12th century. According to the colophon
it was written in 1154.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (676e) and Gregory (863e). Gregory saw it in 1886. It was examined by Kirsopp Lake
.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Vatican Library
(Gr. 1221), 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 no 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 four Gospel
Gospel
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 400 parchment leaves (size ), with a catena
Catena (Biblical commentary)
A catena is a form of biblical commentary, verse by verse, made up entirely of excerpts from earlier Biblical commentators, each introduced with the name of the author, and with such minor adjustments of words to allow the whole to form a continuous commentary.The texts are mainly compiled from...
. It has some lacunae
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
(John 18:10-21:25). The text is written in two columns per page, 41 lines per page.
The biblical text is surrounded by a catena
Catena (Biblical commentary)
A catena is a form of biblical commentary, verse by verse, made up entirely of excerpts from earlier Biblical commentators, each introduced with the name of the author, and with such minor adjustments of words to allow the whole to form a continuous commentary.The texts are mainly compiled from...
. The commentary is of Theophylact's authorship.
It contains decorated head-pieces and decorated initial letters.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin of the text, and their τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. It contains tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.
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
F. H. A. Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 12th or 13th century, C. R. Gregory dated it to the 13th 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 12th century. According to the colophon
Colophon (publishing)
In publishing, a colophon is either:* A brief description of publication or production notes relevant to the edition, in modern books usually located at the reverse of the title page, but can also sometimes be located at the end of the book, or...
it was written in 1154.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (676e) and Gregory (863e). Gregory saw it in 1886. It was examined by Kirsopp Lake
Kirsopp Lake
Kirsopp Lake was a New Testament scholar and Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard Divinity School. He had an uncommon breadth of interests, publishing definitive monographs in New Testament textual criticism, Greek palaeography, theology, and archaeology...
.
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. 1221), 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...
.
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...
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