Minuscule 436

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Minuscule 436 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 172 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th or 12th century.^[1] Formerly it was labelled by 73^a and 80^p.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 165 parchment leaves (20.8 cm by 16.3 cm) with only one lacunae (Epistle to Philemon). Written in one column per page, in 30 lines per page.^[1] It contains Prolegomena, lists of κεφαλαια, Menaion, lectionary markings, Synaxarion, Menologion, and stichoi.^[2]

The order of books: Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles (Hebrews, 1 Timothy).^[2]

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type with numerous allies reading. Aland placed it in Category III.^[3]

According to Scrivener it is excellent manuscript.^[4] According to Gregory its text is good.^[2]

The manuscript was used by Caryophilus.^[4] It was examined by Birch and Scholz.^[2]

It is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Vat. gr. 367) in Rome.^[1]

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. 73. ISBN 3110119862.
2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 270.
3. 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. 133. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
4. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1. London. p. 290.