Minuscule 624 Explained

Minuscule 624 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 191 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript is very lacunose.[2] Tischendorf labeled it by 157a and 191p.[3]

Description

The codex contains the text of the Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 46 parchment leaves (size) with numerous lacunae. The text is written in one column per page, 25 lines per page.[2]

It contains Prolegomena, tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each book, numbers of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters) at the margin, the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top, lectionary markings at the margin, incipits, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions at the end of each book, and numbers of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στιχοι.[3] [4]

Contents
  • Acts 7:33-57; 10:17-40; 18:14-19,9; 20:15-21:1; 23:20-27:34; James 1:1-5:20; 1 Peter 1:1-3:1; 4:4-5:12; 1 John 4:14-5:21; 2 John; 3 John; Jude Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: υποθεσις; Romans 1:1-4:13; 5:16-16:23; 1 Corinthians 1:1-7:28.[2]

    The order of books: Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles.[4]

    Text

    The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[5]

    History

    The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Johann Martin Augustin Scholz. Gregory saw it in 1886, but he did not examine it thoroughly.[4]

    Formerly it was labeled by 157a and 191p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 624 to it.[1]

    The manuscript currently is housed at the Vatican Library (Vat. gr. 1714), at Rome.[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. 69.
    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. 84.
    3. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 295 .
    4. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 277 .
    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 . 139 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.