Minuscule 144
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| - | '''Minuscule 144''' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), ε 1001 ([[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden|Soden]]), is a [[Greek language|Greek]] [[Lower case|minuscule]] [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]], on parchment leaves. [[Paleography|Paleographically]] it had been assigned to the 10th century.<sup>[1]</sup> Formerly it was dated to the 11th century ([[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener | + | '''Minuscule 144''' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), ε 1001 ([[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden|Soden]]), is a [[Greek language|Greek]] [[Lower case|minuscule]] [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]], on parchment leaves. [[Paleography|Paleographically]] it had been assigned to the 10th century.<sup>[1]</sup> Formerly it was dated to the 11th century ([[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener|Scrivener]]). Gregory hesitated in that case (10th or 11th century). |
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Minuscule 144 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1001 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 10th century.[1] Formerly it was dated to the 11th century (Scrivener). Gregory hesitated in that case (10th or 11th century).
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Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 268 parchment leaves (size 15.5 cm by 12 cm) with some lacunae.[1] Written in one column per page, 19-23 lines per page.[1] Beutifully written (Gregory). Texts with Matt. 1:1-11:11 (folios 1-35) and John 14:1-21:25 (folios 241-268) lost.[2]
It contains the Eusebian tables in uncial letters, numbers of the κεφαλαια at the margin, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections, and lectionary equipment. It has not the Eusebian Canons.[2][3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4] Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx. Aland placed it in Category V.[4] According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to the textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
History
It was examined by Birch, Scholz, and Gregory.[2]
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Vat. gr. 1254), at Rome.[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. 55.
- 2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 158.
- 3. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), vol. 1, p. 213.
- 4. Aland, Kurt; Barbara Aland; Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
Further reading
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 158.
