Minuscule 256
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Minuscule 256 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α216 (Soden), is a Greek-Armenian minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it had been assigned to the 11th century.[1]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Epistles, and Book of Revelation, on 323 parchment leaves (28.9 by 22.7 cm), with lacunae.[1] Written in two columns per page, 36 lines per page. It contains prolegomena, Joournays of Paul, lists of κεφαλαια, lectionary equipment, subscriptions, and στιχοι.[2]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type in Pauline epistles, and the Byzantine elsewhere.[3]
Ending of the Epistle to the Romans has the order of verses: 16:23; 16:25-27; 16:24 (as in codices P 33 104 263 365 436 459 1319 1573 1852 arm).
History
The manuscript once belonged to Archbishop of Tarsus (1153-1198).[2] The manuscript was collated by C. F. Matthaei and Hoskier.[4]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Armen. 27 (9)) at Paris.[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. 285.
- 3. Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, "The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism", transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 132.
- 4. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1861), p. 166
Further reading
- Christian Frederick Matthaei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine (Riga, 1782-1788). (as 13 and 14)
- Herman C. Hoskier, Concerning the Text of the Apocalypse (London, 1929), vol. 1, pp. 347-352.
