Minuscule 891 Explained

Minuscule 891 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θ^ε427 (von Soden),^{[1] [2]} is a 14th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on paper, with a commentary. It has not survived in complete condition.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels and the Pauline epistles, with a commentary, on 474 paper leaves (size). The text is written in one column per page, 42 lines per page.^{[3] [4]}

The text of the Gospels is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin. There are no Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages.^[5] It has not Epistle to the Hebrews.

Text

The Greek Kurt Aland did not placed in any Category.^[6]

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

It contains the text of the Pericope Adulterae.^[8]

History

According to C. R. Gregory it was written in the 14th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 14th century.^[4]

Gregory saw it in 1886.

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (891^e 318^p).^[9] In 1908 Gregory gave the number 891 to it.

It is not cited in critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS4,^[10] NA28^[11]).

Currently the manuscript is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. Z. 32 (689)), in Venice.

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules (1–1000)
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism
• Minuscule 890
• Minuscule 893

Further reading

• A. Michael, Studia evangelica V, Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literaturblatt 103 (Berlin, 1968).

External links

• Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 22 February 2013 . 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. 78.
3. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 100 . 3-11-011986-2 .
4. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 21 February 2012 . Münster.
5. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 230 .
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 .
8. Book: Soden, von, Hermann. Hermann, Freiherr von Soden. Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte. 2. 1904. Verlag von Alexander Duncker. Berlin. 745.
9. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 275 .
10. Book: Aland, B.. Aland. K.. J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. Metzger, A. Wikgren. The Greek New Testament. 4. United Bible Societies . Stuttgart . 1993. 18* . 978-3-438-05110-3.
11. Book: Nestle, Eberhard et Erwin . communiter ediderunt: B. et K. Aland, J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger . Novum Testamentum Graece . 27 . Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft . Stuttgart . 2001 . 812 . 978-3-438-05100-4.