Minuscule 94

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Minuscule 94 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), O³¹ (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment and paper leaves.^[1] Leaves 1-26 are written on vellum, the rest on cotton paper (leaves 27-328).^[2] Formerly it was labeled by 18^a, 21^p, and 19^r.^[3]

Contents 1 Description 2 Text 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links

Description

The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Pauline epistles, Book of Revelation on 328 parchment and paper leaves (size 24.4 cm by 18 cm) with some lacunae.^[1] Written in one column per page, 22 lines per page.^[1] It contains scholia to the Acts and Catholic epistles, Andreas Commentary to the Apocalypse, and Prolegomena to the Pauline epistles.^[2] Initial letters written in red.^[3]

The Book of Revelation paleographically had been assigned to the 12th century, and rest part of the codex to the 13th century. According to the colophon, the Book of Revelation was written by a monk named Anthony, dates it to the year 1079.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category III for the Acts and Catholic Epistles, "but clearly lower for Paul and Revelation.^[4]

The manuscript was examined by Montfaucon, Wettstein, Henri Omont.

It is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Fonds Coislin, Gr. 202.2), at Oxford.^[1]

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

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. 52.
• 2. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), Vol. 1, p. 285.
• 3. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 264.
• 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. 129.

Further reading

• Herman C. Hoskier, "Manuscripts of the Apocalypse - Recent Investigations V", BJRL vol. 8 pt 2 (London, 1924), pp. 13-16.

External links

• Minuscule 94 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
• Wikipedia Article on Minuscule 94