Minuscule 124

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Minuscule 124 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1211 (Von Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 188 thick parchment leaves (24.5 by 17.5 cm). Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th century. Written in two columns per page, 25-28 lines per page.^[1]

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels with only one lacunae (Luke 23:31-24:28). The Ammonian Sections and the Eusebian Canons presented. It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, Eusebian tables, lists of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections, Eusebian Canons, synaxaria, and Menologion. Initial letters are written in red and blue.^[2]

According to the colophon Gospel of Matthew was written in Hebrew 8 years after Lord's Ascension, that Mark was written in Latin 10 years after the Ascension, Luke, in Greek, 15 years after, and John 32 years after.^[3]

Text

The text of Luke 22:43-44 is transferred to follow after Matt. 26:39. The pericope de adultera (John 7:53-8:11) is not in the Fourth Gospel, but after Luke 21:38.^[4]

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Caesarean text-type. Aland placed it in Category III. It belongs to the textual family - Ferrar Group.

The manuscript was considered by Birch as the best of the Vienna codices.^[5]

History

The manuscript was written in southern Calabria. According to Scrivener "the manuscript was written in Calabria, where it belonged to a certain Leo, and was brought to Vienna probably in 1564".^[6]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Griesbach. It was examined by Treschow, Alter, Birch, Ferrar, Abbott, and Gregory. Alter used it in his edition of the Greek text of the New Testament.^[7] Collated by Ferrar. J. Rendel Harris found some affinities with the Old Syriac version.

Currently the codex is located at the Austrian National Library (Theol. Gr. 188) at Vienna.^[8]

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscripts
• Family 13

References

• ^ a b K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 54.
• ^ C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 140.
• ^ a b Bruce M. Metzger, "Manuscripts of the Greek Bible. An Introduction to Greek Paleography", Oxford University Press, New York - Oxford 1991, p. 120.
• ^ a b F. H. A. Scrivener, A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, p. 158; C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900-1909, vol. 2, p. 155.
• ^ Novum Testamentum Graecum, ad Codicen Vindobonensem Graece expressum: Varietam Lectionis addidit Franciscus Carolus Alter, 2 vols. 8vo, Vienna, 1786-1787.

Further reading

• W. H. Ferrar, "A Collation of Four Important Manuscripts of the Gospels", ed. T. K. Abbott (Dublin: Macmillan & Co., 1877).
• J. Rendel Harris, "On the Origin of the Ferrar Group" (Cambridge, 1893).
• E. A. Hutton, "Excursus on the Ferrar Group", in "An Atlas of Textual Criticism" (Cambridge, 1911), pp. 49-53.
• Jacob Greelings, "Singular Variants in 124", S & D XXI, pp. 108-111.

External links

• Minuscule 124 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism