Editing Minuscule 319

'''Minuscule 319''' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), α 256 ([[Biblical manuscript#Von Soden|Soden]]), is a [[Greek language|Greek]] [[Lower case|minuscule]] [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]], on parchment. [[Palaeography|Palaeographically]] it had been assigned to the 12th century.<sup>[1]</sup> 
Formerly it was labeled by 24<sup>a</sup> and 29<sup>p</sup>.<sup>[2]</sup><sup>[3]</sup>

== Description ==

The codex contains the text of the [[Acts of the Apostles]], [[Catholic epistles]], and [[Pauline epistles]] on 303 parchment leaves (22.5&nbsp;cm by 15&nbsp;cm) with [[Lacuna (manuscript)|lacunae]] (Acts 1:1-11; 18:20-20:14; James 5:14—1 Peter 1:4). Written in one column per page, biblical text in 22 lines per page.<sup>[1]</sup><sup>[2]</sup>
Some leaves of this manuscript are torn and decayed. There are also many changes by a later hand.<sup>[3]</sup>

== Text ==

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]]. [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category V|Category V]].<sup>[4]</sup>

== History ==

It was examined by [[John Mill|Mill]], [[Richard Bentley|Bentley]], and Wigley. 

The manuscript is currently housed at the [[Christ's College, Cambridge]] (GG. 1.9 (Ms. 9)) at [[Cambridge]].<sup>[1]</sup>

== See also ==

* [[List of New Testament minuscules]]
* [[Biblical manuscript]]
* [[Textual criticism]]

== References ==

* 1. [[Kurt Aland|Aland, K.]]; M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 66. ISBN 3110119862. 
* 2. [[Caspar René Gregory|Gregory, Caspar René]] (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 265. 
* 3. [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener|Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose]]; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 286. 
* 4. [[Kurt Aland|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.

== Further reading ==

* [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener|F. H. A. Scrivener]], ''An Exact Transcript of the Codex Augiensis'' (Cambridge and London, 1859), pp. 64-66. 

== External links ==

* [http://www.csntm.org/Manuscript/View/GA_319 Images from Minuscule 319] at the ''CSNTM''
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuscule_319 Wikipedia Article on Minuscule 319]

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