Minuscule 842 Explained

Minuscule 842 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θ^ε424 (von Soden),^{[1] [2]} is a 15th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript is lacunose.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew (1:1-20:22; 21:41-60) on 88 parchment leaves (size). The text is written in one column per page, 43 lines per page.^{[3] [4]} It contains a commentary.^[5] The manuscript is ornamented.^[1]

Text

Kurt Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category.^[6] It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.^[7]

History

C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 14th century.^[4]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (842^e). Gregory saw it in 1886.^[5]

Currently the manuscript is housed at the Biblioteca Estense (G. 128, a.W.9.26 (III D 9)), in Modena.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism
• Minuscule 841

Further reading

• Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 226 .

External links

• Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 1 March 2011 . Münster.

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. 268.
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 . 96 . 3-11-011986-2 .
4. Web site: Liste Handschriften. Institute for New Testament Textual Research. 24 February 2011. Münster.
5. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 226 .
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 . 67 . 0-8028-1918-4 . registration .