Minuscule 415 Explained

Minuscule 415 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 421 (in the Soden numbering),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1356.[2] It has marginalia.

Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 226 parchment leaves . The text is written in one column per page, in 27 lines per page.[2]

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) at the top of the pages.

It contains tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel, Argumentum, lectionary markings at the margin at the margin, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, Synaxarion, Menologion, and pictures.[3]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr. Aland placed it in Category V.[4]

According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Πb in Luke 1 (weak member) and family Πa in Luke 20 (weak member). In Luke 10 no profile was made.[5]

History

According to the colophon the manuscript was written in January, 1356. Wiedmann and J. G. J. Braun collated some portions of the manuscript for Scholz (1794-1852).[6] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.[7] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[3]

The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I. 22) in Venice.[2]

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Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gregory, Caspar René. Caspar René Gregory. Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. 1908. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Leipzig. 63.
  2. Book: Aland , K. . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 72 . 3-11-011986-2 .
  3. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 187 .
  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 . limited . 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 . 60 . 0-8028-1918-4 . registration .
  6. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 236 .
  7. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament . 1894 . London . 1 . 225 .