Minuscule 919 Explained

Minuscule 919 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α113 (von Soden),^{[1] [2]} is an 11th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has not survived in complete condition.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Book of Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, and Book of Revelation, on 265 parchment leaves (size) with some lacunae.^[3] The texts of Acts 15:6-18:19; James 1:21-1 Peter 3:6; Romans 6:9-11:26 were supplied by later hand. It lacks texts of James 1:23-2:6; Titus 3:11-Philemon 16; Apocalypse 19:-fin.

The text is written in one column per page, and 23 lines per page.^{[4] [5]}

It contains lectionary markings at the margin for liturgical ruse and scholia added by several other hands.

Text

Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex placed in Category V.^[6] This means it is a representative of the Byzantine text-type.^[7]

History

According to C. R. Gregory the manuscript was written in the 12th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 11th century.

It was described by Montana, who sent a description to Kelly.

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (207^a)^[8] and Gregory (235^a, 125^r). In 1908 Gregory gave the number 919 to it.

It is currently housed in the Biblioteca de El Escorial (Y. III. 6) in Escurial.

See also

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

Further reading

• Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory

. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 283 . de .

External links

• Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 1 June 2013 . Münster . de.

Notes and References

1. Book: Gregory, Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory

   . Caspar René Gregory . Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament . 1908 . J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung . Leipzig . 79.

2. Book: Soden, von, Hermann . Hermann, Freiherr von Soden

   . 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 . 220.

3. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory

   . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 283 .

4. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland

   . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 101 . 3-11-011986-2 .

5. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 1 June 2013 . Münster.
6. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland

   . 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: Aland , Kurt . 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 . 106, 159.
8. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

   . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 299 .