Minuscule 254
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Minuscule 254 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ΟΘ42 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on papert. Palaeographically it had been assigned to the 11th century.[1] Formerly it was labeled by 251a, 301p, 122r.[2] Scrivener labeled it by 201a, 396p, 86r.[3]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts, Catholic epistles, Paul, Book of Revelation on 453 paper leaves (25 cm by 17 cm), with lacunae at the beginning and end. Written in 1 columne per page, 42 lines per page.[1] The biblical text is surrounded by a commentary (catena). It contains prolegomena, tables of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, and Menologion. It has commentaries of Theophylact and Andreas Caesariensis.[2][3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type in the Catholic epistles, and the Byzantine text-type elsewhere. Kurt Aland placed it in Category III in Catholic epistles and in Category V elsewhere.[4]
History
The manuscript was examined by Matthaei and Hoskier. Hoskier collated text of the Apocalypse.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the National Library of Greece (490) in Athens.[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. 62.
- 2. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 284.
- 3. F. H. A. Scrivener, A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament (London 1894), Vol. 1, pp. 298.
8 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. 132.
Further reading
- C. F. Matthei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine (Riga, 1782-1788). (as 11)
- Herman C. Hoskier, Concernig the Text of the Apocalypse (London 1929), vol. 1, pp. 747-751.
