Minuscule 856 Explained

Minuscule 856 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θ^ε300 (von Soden),^{[1] [2]} is a 13th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on paper. The manuscript has complex content.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 349 paper leaves (size). The text is written in two column per page, 44 lines per page.^{[3] [4]}

The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, whose numbers are given at the margin, but without references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers).

It contains a commentary of Theophylact's authorship.^{[5] [6]}

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type with a mixture of other text-types. Kurt Aland did not place it in any Category.^[7]

According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual cluster 2148 in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20 (weak).^[8]

History

According to the colophon the manuscript was written in 1280.^[3] It was written by Theodor Hagiopetrita, for the wish of one Cyril ordered by Michael Palaeaologus.^[5]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (669^e)^[6] and Gregory (856^e). Gregory saw it in 1886.^[5]

Currently the manuscript is housed at the Vatican Library (Gr. 644), in Rome.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism
• Minuscule 855

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 . 10 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. 264.
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. 10 March 2011. Münster.
5. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 227 .
6. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 266 .
7. 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 . 134, 139 . limited . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
8. 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 .