Minuscule 665 Explained

Minuscule 665 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 354 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.[2] [3] Gregory labelled it by 222a and 277p. Scrivener labelled it by 213a and 251p.[4]

Description

The codex contains the entire of the Acts of the Apostles and Pauline epistles, on 149 parchment leaves (size) with some lacunae (2 Peter 2:15-3:18; 3 John; Romans 10:17-1 Corinthians 1:7). The text of Romans 10:17-1 Corinthians 1:7 was supplied by a later hand.

The text is written in one column per page, 29-30 lines per page.[2] The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.

It contains Prolegomena, it has lectionary markings at the margin, liturgical books with hagiographies (Synaxarion and Menologion), subscriptions at the end of each book, numbers of stichoi, and Euthalian Apparatus to the Pauline epistles.[5] [4]

It contains additional material Journeys and death of Paul (as 102, 206, 216, 256, 468, 614, 912).[5]

The order of books: Book of Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles (Hebrews follows Philemon).

Text

Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category.[6]

History

Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.[3]

Currently the manuscript is housed at the Bodleian Library (Auct. F. 6.24), in Oxford.

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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. 71.
  2. Book: Aland , K. . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 86 . 3-11-011986-2 .
  3. http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php Handschriftenliste
  4. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 299 .
  5. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 282 .
  6. 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 . 133, 139 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.