Minuscule 213 Explained

Minuscule 213 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 129 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.[2] It has marginalia.

Description

The codex contains almost complete text of the four Gospels, with only one lacunae, on 356 parchment leaves (size);[2] the leaves are arranged in octavo (8 leaves in quire). The text of John 19:6-21:25 was supplied in the 14th or 15th century.

The text is written in one column per page, 18 lines per page.[3]

The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 234, 16:9), with references to the Eusebian Canons, but often irregular used.[3]

It contains the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, lectionary markings at the margin for liturgical reading, a few Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), pictures, and numbers of Verses at the end of each Gospel.[4]

Text

The Greek text of the codex Kurt Aland did not include its text to any Category.[5]

According to the Claremont Profile Method it has mixed text in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.[6]

It lacks the text of the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11).[7]

History

The manuscript was examined by Birch[8] and Burgon. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[3]

It is currently housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. Z 542), at Venice.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gregory, Caspar René. Caspar René Gregory. Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. 1908. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Leipzig. 55.
  2. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 60.
  3. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 168 .
  4. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 220 .
  5. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland . Aland . Barbara . Barbara Aland . Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) . The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism . . 1995 . Grand Rapids . 138 . limited . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  6. Book: Wisse , Frederik . The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke . . 1982 . Grand Rapids . 57 . 0-8028-1918-4 . registration .
  7. A. Birch, Variae Lectiones ad Textum IV Evangeliorum, Haunie 1801, p. 427
  8. A. Birch, Variae Lectiones ad Textum IV Evangeliorum, Haunie 1801, p. LXV