Minuscule 137
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Minuscule 137 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A153 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 12th century.[1]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospels on 300 thick parchment leaves (size 28.6 cm by 21.57 cm),[1] with a commentary.[2] Written in one column per page, 19 lines per page (size of column 14.5 by 11.8 cm).[3] It contains tables of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections (Mark 233 - 16:8; in commentary 234 - 16:9), (not Eusebian Canons), synaxaria, Menologion, and pictures.[3] Victor's commentary to Mark.[3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4]
History
At the end we read: κσ φραγκισκος ακκιδας ευγενες κολασσευς... ρωμη ηγαγε το παρον βιβλιον ετει απο αδαμ ζφω [A.D. 1583], μηνι ιουλιω, ινδ. ια.[2] It means the manuscript wa brought to Rome in 1583.[3]
It was examined by Birch.[3]
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Vat. gr. 756), at Rome.[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. 54.
- 2. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1861), p. 159.
- 3. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 157.
- 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.
