Minuscule 853 Explained

Minuscule 853 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Ν^λ69 (von Soden),^{[1] [2]} is a 15th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has no complex content.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Luke (6:29-12:10) on 320 parchment leaves (size), with a catena. The text is written in one column per page, 30 lines per page.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex placed in Category V.^[6] It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.^[7]

History

C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 15th century.^{[5] [1]} Currently, the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 15th century.^[4] 879 was probably rewritten from this manuscript.^[5]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (853^e). Gregory saw it in 1886.^[5]

Currently the manuscript is housed at the Biblioteca Casanatense (Ms. 715), in Rome.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism
• Minuscule 846 – similar manuscript

Further reading

• Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 227 .

External links

• Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 7 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. 261.
2. Book: Gregory, Caspar René. Caspar René Gregory. Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. 1908. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Leipzig. 77.
3. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 97 . 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 . 227 .
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 . 67 . 0-8028-1918-4 . registration .