Minuscule 308
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Minuscule 308 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 456 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it had been assigned to the 14th century.[1] Formerly it was labeled by 20a and 25p.[2]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 145 paper leaves (21 cm by 18 cm) with numerous lacunae. Written in one column per page, in 22-23 lines per page.[1] It contains Prolegomena to the Catholic epistles and subscriptions.[2] The manuscript is in bad condition and almost illegible in some parts.[3] The Pauline epistles precede the Acts and Catholic epistles.[3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4]
History
The manuscript was examined by Wettstein and Casley.
The manuscript is currently housed at the British Library (Royal I B. 1) at London.[1]
See also
References
- 1. Aland, K.; M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 65. ISBN 3110119862.
- 2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 264.
- 3. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 285.
- 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.
