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Minuscule 149 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 503 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it had been assigned to the 15th century.[1] Birch dated to the 14th century.

Contents

Description

The codex contains the entire of the New Testament on 179 parchment leaves. The size of pages is (size of text is 22.6 cm by 13.9 cm).[1] Written in one column per page, in 33-35 lines per page[1] (size of text is 22.6 cm by 13.9 cm). Capital letters in red.[2] It contains Prolegomena to Catholic and Pauline epistles, and liturgy equipment. Parchment is fine and white.[2]

The order of books is typical: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, Revelation.[2]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx.[3] Aland placed it in Category V.[4]

History

Amelotte quoted several of its readings. These readings were used by Wettstein.[5] The manuscript was examined by Birch, and Scholz.[2]

The text of Apocalypse was collated by Hoskier.

It is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Pal. gr. 171), 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. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, pp. 158-159.
  • 3. Frederik Wisse, The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1982, p. 55.
  • 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.
  • 5. Johann David Michaelis, Introduction to the New Testament (London 1823), p. 350.


Further reading

  • Herman C. Hoskier, "Concerning the Text of the Apocalypse" (London, 1929), pp. 53-55.

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