Minuscule 870 (Gregory-Aland)
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Minuscule 870 ε 104 (von Soden), is a 11th-century Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
on paper, with a commentary. The manuscript has no complex context. It has marginalia
and was prepared for liturgical use.
contains only the text of the Gospel of Luke
(11:5-16:14) on 14 paper leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 23-24 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, but there is no (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections
, but without references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains lectionary markings at the margin for liturgical reading.
. Kurt Aland
placed the text of the codex in Category V.
It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
to the 11th century.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (870e). Gregory saw it in 1886.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Vatican Library
(Gr. 2115, fol. 166-179), 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 paper, with a commentary. The manuscript has no complex context. It has marginalia
Marginalia
Marginalia are scribbles, comments, and illuminations in the margins of a book.- Biblical manuscripts :Biblical manuscripts have liturgical notes at the margin, for liturgical use. Numbers of texts' divisions are given at the margin...
and was prepared for liturgical use.
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 only 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...
(11:5-16:14) on 14 paper leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 23-24 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, but there is no (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller 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...
, but without references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains lectionary markings at the margin for liturgical reading.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-typeByzantine 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...
. 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...
placed the text of the codex in Category V.
It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
History
C. R. 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 added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (870e). 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. 2115, fol. 166-179), 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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