Minuscule 640 Explained

Minuscule 640 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Οπρ 262 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically to the 11th century. The manuscript is very fragmentary.[2] Scrivener labeled it by 230a, Gregory by 203a.[3]

Description

The codex contains the text of the Epistle of James 1:1-23 on 2 parchment leaves (size). The text is written in one column per page, 17 lines per page for biblical text, and 37-45 lines per page for a commentary.[2] The manuscript is of wonderful beauty.[3]

It contains the illuminated head-pieces, the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια at the top of the pages, with a commentary on three sides of the text in a very minute hand.[3] [4]

Text

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

History

The manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 11th century.[6]

The manuscript was presented by Harris from Alexandria to the British Museum.[3] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (230a) and Gregory (203a). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[4] In 1908 Gregory gave the number 640 to it.[1]

The manuscript currently is housed at the British Library (Add MS 19392A).[2] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gregory, Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . 1908 . Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament . J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung . Leipzig . 70 .
  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. 85.
  3. Book: Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Miller . Edward . 1894 . . 4th . 1 . . London . 300.
  4. Book: Gregory, Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . 1900 . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . 1 . Leipzig . 280 .
  5. Book: Aland . Kurt . Kurt Aland . Aland . Barbara . Barbara Aland . Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) . 1995 . The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism . . Grand Rapids . 139 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  6. http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php Handschriftenliste