Minuscule 862 Explained

Minuscule 862 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θ^ε29 (von Soden),^{[1] [2]} is a 12th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has complex context, but without marginalia.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Gospel of John on 402 parchment leaves (size), with a catena. The text is written in one column per page, 24 lines per page.^{[3] [4]} The biblical text is surrounded by a catena, the commentary is of Theophylact's authorship.^{[5] [6]}

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.^[7]

History

F. H. A. Scrivener and C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.^[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 12th century.^[4]

The name of scribe was Arsenius.^[5]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (675^e)^[6] and Gregory (862^e). Gregory saw it in 1886.^[5]

Currently the manuscript is housed at the Vatican Library (Gr. 1191), in Rome.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism
• Minuscule 861

Further reading

• Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 228 .

External links

• Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research. 20 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. 263.
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. 9 March 2011. Münster.
5. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 228 .
6. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . . . 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 . 139 . limited . 978-0-8028-4098-1.