Minuscule 253
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The codex contains the text of the four [[Gospel]]s on 248 parchment leaves (22 cm by 17.5 cm),<sup>[1]</sup> with [[Lacuna (manuscript)|lacunae]] (Matthew 1:1-8). Written in 1 columne per page, 27-30 lines per page. It contains Prolegomena, tables of κεφαλαια, Ammonian Sections, [[Eusebian Canons]], and scholia. The biblical text is surrounded by a commentary ([[Catena (Biblical commentary)|catena]], Victor's in Mark).<sup>[2]</sup> It has some rare readings.<sup>[3]</sup> | The codex contains the text of the four [[Gospel]]s on 248 parchment leaves (22 cm by 17.5 cm),<sup>[1]</sup> with [[Lacuna (manuscript)|lacunae]] (Matthew 1:1-8). Written in 1 columne per page, 27-30 lines per page. It contains Prolegomena, tables of κεφαλαια, Ammonian Sections, [[Eusebian Canons]], and scholia. The biblical text is surrounded by a commentary ([[Catena (Biblical commentary)|catena]], Victor's in Mark).<sup>[2]</sup> It has some rare readings.<sup>[3]</sup> | ||
| - | Matthew 1:1-8 was supplemented by a later hand.<sup>[2]</sup> | + | [[Matthew 1:1]]-[[Matthew 1:8|8]] was supplemented by a later hand.<sup>[2]</sup> |
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Minuscule 253 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A123 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th century.[1]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 248 parchment leaves (22 cm by 17.5 cm),[1] with lacunae (Matthew 1:1-8). Written in 1 columne per page, 27-30 lines per page. It contains Prolegomena, tables of κεφαλαια, Ammonian Sections, Eusebian Canons, and scholia. The biblical text is surrounded by a commentary (catena, Victor's in Mark).[2] It has some rare readings.[3]
Matthew 1:1-8 was supplemented by a later hand.[2]
History
Formerly the manuscript was held at the monastery of St. Michael, at Jerusalem. It belonged to Nicephours archbishop of Chesron and Slabinium. It was brought to Moscow, by the monk Arsenius, on the suggestion of the Patriarch Nikon, in the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (1645-1676). The manuscript was collated by C. F. Matthaei.[4] It was examined by Matthei and Treu.
Formerly the manuscript was housed at the Russian State Library at Moscow.[1]
Archbishop Nicephorus lost this manuscript.[1]
See also
References
- 1. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 62.
- 2. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 172.
- 3. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), Vol. 1, p. 224.
- 4. F. H. A. Scrivener, A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament (London 1894), Vol. 1, p. 223.
Further reading
- C. F. Matthei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine, (Riga, 1782-1788).
- Kurt Treu, Die Griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments in der UdSSR; eine systematische Auswertung des Texthandschriften in Leningrad, Moskau, Kiev, Odessa, Tbilisi und Erevan, T & U 90 (Berlin, 1966), pp. 360-367.
