Minuscule 281
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Minuscule 281 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 295 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 12th century.[1]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 249 parchment leaves (21.3 cm by 15.6 cm), with lacunae (Matt. 28:11-20; Luke 1:1-9). Written in one column per page, in 22-23 lines per page.[1] It contains the Eusebian tables, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections (to Matthew and Luke), subscriptions to John, but does not contain the Eusebian Canons. Lectionary markings were added by a later hand.[2][3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4] It belongs to the textual family Kx.
History
The manuscript was presented to the monastery "Deiparae Hieracis" by the eremite monk Meletius.[3] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).[5]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 88) at Paris.[1]
See also
References
- 1. Aland, K.; M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 63. ISBN 3110119862.
- 2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 175.
- 3. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 227.
- 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.
- 5. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 225.
