Minuscule 785 Explained

Minuscule 785 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε197 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript has complex contents.[3] [4]

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 230 parchment leaves (size).[3] The texts of Luke 22:29-23:17; 23:56-24:53; John 7:12-8:2; 9:19-21:25 were supplied by a later hand.

The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page.[3]

The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241 sections – the last in 16:20), but without a references to the Eusebian Canons.

It contains tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια, lectionary markings at the margin, liturgical books with hagiographies (Synaxarion and Menologion), subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, numbers of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στιχοι, and pictures. The pictures have Latin subscriptions.[5]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx. Aland placed it in Category V.[6]

According to the Claremont Profile Method it represent the textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.[7]

History

According to C. R. Gregory the manuscript was written in Calabria in the 11th century.[5] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 11th century.[4] The name of scribe was Sergius, a monk.[5]

The manuscript was noticed in catalogue from 1876.[8]

It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (785). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[5]

The manuscript is now housed at the National Library of Greece (118) in Athens.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Soden, von, Hermann. Hermann, Freiherr von Soden. Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte. 1. 1902. Verlag von Alexander Duncker. Berlin. 146.
  2. Book: Gregory, Caspar René. Caspar René Gregory. Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. 1908. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Leipzig. 75.
  3. Book: Aland , K. . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 93 . 3-11-011986-2 .
  4. http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php Handschriftenliste
  5. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 222 .
  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 . 139 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  7. 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 . 66 . 0-8028-1918-4 . registration .
  8. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 219 .