Minuscule 820 Explained

Minuscule 820 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θ^ε37 (von Soden),^{[1] [2]} is a 13th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on paper, with a commentary.

According to the colophon it was written in 1292.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, with a commentary, on 410 paper leaves (size). The manuscript is ornamented, the leaves 1-3 were placed after leaf 56.^[1]

The text is written in two columns per page, 37-42 lines per page.^{[3] [4]}

It contains a commentary of Theophylact, and subscriptions at the end of each of the Gospels.^[5]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.^[6]

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

History

The colophon states: "Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Εγραφη η παρουσα θεοπνευστος βιβλος χειρι του ταπεινου και εθτελους και αναξιου ιερεως Συμεων νομικου και πρωτεκδικου της αγιωτατης μητροπολεως Ροδου, του Καλλιανδρου, εν μηνι οκτωβρ. Ν.ς. τω ςωα ετει. Εγραφη δε τω τιμιωτατω εν μοναχοις Χαρι..." It is deciphered by the INTF as 1292 A.D..^[3]

It was briefly described by Emmanuel Miller in 1848, who deciphered date of the colophon as 1293.^[8]

It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (820^e).^[5]

The manuscript is now housed in El Escorial (Ω. I, 16).^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism
• Minuscule 819

Further reading

• Emmanuel Miller, Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la bibliothèque de l'Escurial (Paris 1848), p. 468.
• Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 224 .

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. 264.
2. Book: Gregory, Caspar René. Caspar René Gregory. Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. 1908. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Leipzig. 76.
3. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 95 . 3-11-011986-2 .
4. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 23 January 2011 . Münster.
5. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 224 .
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 . limited . 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. Emmanuel Miller, Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la bibliothèque de l'Escurial (Paris 1848), p. 468.