Minuscule 147
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Minuscule 147 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 401 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 13th century.[1] Birch and Scrivener dated to the 11th century,[2] Gregory dated to the 14th century.
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Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 355 parchment leaves (size 16.5 cm by 13 cm).[1] Written in one column per page, in 20 lines per page.[1] Capital letters in red.[3]
It contains Prolegomena, tables of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, synaxaria, Menologion, subscriptions, and στιχοι.[3] Parchment is fine and white.[3][2]
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 Kr.[5]
History
It was examined by Birch and Scholz. It is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Pal. gr. 89), 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. 55.
- 2. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894; 2005 reprint), vol. 1, p. 213.
- 3. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 158.
- 4. Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, "The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism", transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 138.
- 5. F. Wisse, The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1982, p. 92.
