Minuscule 363 Explained

Minuscule 363 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 455 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[2] It was adapted for liturgical use.

Description

The codex contains the text of the New Testament except Book of Revelation on 306 parchment leaves with a catena. It is written in one column per page, in 32 lines per page.[2]

It contains tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each book (with a harmony), lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions at the end of each book, numbers of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: [[Stichometry|στιχοι]], and Euthalian Apparatus (in the Pauline and Catholic epistles).[3]

The order of books: Gospels, Acts, Pauline epistles, Catholic epistles.[3]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden assigned it to the textual family Kr. Aland did not place it to any of Categories.[4] According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kr in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20. It also creates the textual pair with minuscule 290.[5]

The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is marked by an obelus.[3]

History

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794–1852).[6] It was examined by Bandini, Scholz, Burgon, and Gregory (1886).[3]

The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Laurentiana (Plutei VI. 13) in Florence.[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. 61.
  2. Book: Aland , K. . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 68 . 3-11-011986-2 .
  3. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 183 .
  4. 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 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  5. 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 . 59, 92 . 0-8028-1918-4 . registration .
  6. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . . . 1894 . London . 1 . 225 .