Minuscule 2437
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Minuscule 2437 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 220 parchment leaves (20 by 15 cm). Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th or 12th century.<ref name = Aland>K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 188. </ref>
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Description
The codex contains almost complete text of the four Gospels with some lacunae. Written in one column per page, 24 lines per page.<ref name = Aland/> Quotations from the Old Testament are marked. It contains some pictures.
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
It is currently housed at the Biblioteca Nacional (I. 2) at Rio de Janeiro.<ref name = Aland/> It is the most ancient manuscript of the New Testament, which is housed in the Latin America.
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Further reading
- Bruce M. Metzger, "Un Manuscrito greco dos quatro evangelhos na Biblioteca Nacional do Rio de Janeiro", Revista teológica 2 (Rio de Janeiro, 1952-1953), pp. 5-10.
