Minuscule 326
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Minuscule 326 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 257 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 10th century.[1] Fromerly it was labelled by 33a and 39p (Scrivener, Gregory).[2][3]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts, Paul on 206 parchment leaves (20 cm by 15.5 cm) with some lacunae (2 Peter 1:1-16; Romans 1:1-19). Written in two columns per page, in 27 lines per page.[1] The order of books: Acts, James, Jude, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Pauline epistles. It contains Prolegomena, lectionary markings on a margin, Synaxarion, Menologion, stichoi, and subscriptions.[2]
Text
The Greek text of the codex Aland assigned to the Category III.[4]
In Acts 1:10.11 the manuscript omits phrase εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν together with the manuscripts Codex Bezae, 33c, and 242.[5]
In Acts 20:28 it has Byzantine readings του κυριου και Θεου (of the Lord and God) as the codices P 049 1241 2492 and all the Byzantine manuscripts.[6][a]
In 1 John 5:6 it has textual variant δι' ὕδατος καὶ αἵματος καὶ πνεύματος ἁγίου (through water and blood and the Holy Spirit) together with the manuscripts: 39, 61, 1837.[7][b] Bart D. Ehrman identified this reading as Orthodox corrupt reading.[8]
History
Robert Flemmyng, Dean of Lincoln, presented the manuscript for the College in 1483.[3]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Lincoln College (Gr. 82) at Oxford.[1]
See also
Notes
- a. For the other variants of this verse see: Textual variants in the Acts of the Apostles.
- b. For the other variants of this verse see: Textual variants in the First Epistle of John.
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. 66. ISBN 3110119862.
- 2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 266.
- 3. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 287.
- 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. 132. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- 5. Bruce M. Metzger, "A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament: A Companion Volume to the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament", 1994, United Bible Societies, London & New York, p. 245.
- 6. NA26, p. 384.
- 7. UBS3, p. 823.
- 8. Bart D. Ehrman, The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1993, p. 60.
Further reading
- O. T. Dobbin, The Codex Montfortianus (London, 1854).
