Minuscule 921 Explained

Minuscule 921 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 553 (von Soden),^{[1] [2]} is a 14th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has survived in complete condition.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Book of Acts and Pauline epistles, on 334 paper leaves (size).^[3]

The text is written in one column per page, and 20 lines per page.^{[4] [5]}

Text

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

History

According to C. R. Gregory the manuscript was written in the 15th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 14th 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 (209^a, 475^r)^[8] and Gregory (237^a, 475^r). In 1908 Gregory gave the number 921 to it.

Formerly it was classified as lectionary under the siglum l 595.

It is currently housed in the Biblioteca de El Escorial (C. IV. 9) 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 .

External links

• Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 11 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 . 237.

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 . 11 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 .