Minuscule 370 Explained

Minuscule 370 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θ^ε41 (Soden),^[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.^[2] The manuscript has no complex context. It contains marginalia.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 437 paper leaves with lacunae (Matthew 1:1-17; John 16:29-21:25). The text is written in one column per page, in 34 lines per page.^[2]

The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections, (no references to the Eusebian Canons).

It contains Argumentum, lectionary markings at the margin, a Commentary of Theophylact.^[3]

Kurt Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category.^[4] It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.^[5]

History

The manuscript was described by Giovanni Lami in 1738 (like codices 201, 362).^[6] It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).^[7] It was examined by Burgon. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.^[3]

The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Riccardiana (5) in Florence.^[2]

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

Further reading

• Giovanni Lami, De eruditione Apostolorum (Florence 1738), p. 232.

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 , Kurt . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 69 . 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 . 139 . 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 . 0-8028-1918-4 . registration .
6. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 233 .
7. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . . . 1894 . London . 1 . 225 .