Minuscule 805 Explained

Minuscule 805 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε2050 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.

Description

The codex contains the text of the three first Gospels, on 244 parchment leaves (size), with some lacunae. It lacks: Matthew 1:1-9; 3:16-5:46; 11:7-12:48; 13:25-26:31; 27:58-28:20; Mark 7:21-30; Luke 1:1-9.47-79; 7:31-8:16; 8:29-24:53. Matthew 14:29-15:4 was supplied by a later hand.[1]

The text is written in one column per page, 22 lines per page.[3] [4]

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 of chapters) at the top of the pages.[5]

It contains Prolegomena, list of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each of the Gospels, lectionary markings at the margin (added by later hand), incipits (later hand), and subscriptions at the end of each of the Gospels.

Text

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

It was not examined according to the Claremont Profile Method.[7]

History

According to Gregory the manuscript was written in the 13th century.[5] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 13th century.

It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (805e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.

The manuscript is now housed at the library of the Hellenic Parliament (351) 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. 171.
  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 , Kurt . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 94 . 3-11-011986-2 .
  4. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 16 November 2010 . Münster.
  5. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 223 .
  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 .