Minuscule 83
From Textus Receptus
Minuscule 83 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1218 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th century.[1]
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Description
The codex contains complete the text of the four Gospels, with a commentary, on 321 leaves (size 21.4 cm by 16.5 cm). Written stichometrically in one column per page, 20-21 lines per page,[1][2] in beautiful letters.[3] It contains prolegomena, lists of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια (no τιτλοι), lectionary markings, αναγνωσεις, synaxaria, Menologion, subscriptions, and στιχοι.[3][2]
The passage John 7:53-8:11 marked with obelisk.[2]
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
Formerly the manuscript was held in Augsburg (as codices 84 and 85). It was examined by Bengel, Scholz, Burgon, and Gregory.[3]
It is currently housed in at the Bavarian State Library (Gr. 518), at Munich.[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. 51.
- 2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 148.
- 3. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), vol. 1, p. 206.
- 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 Publishingg, 1982, p. 92.
Further reading
External links
- Minuscule 83 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
- Wikipedia Article on Minuscule 83
