Minuscule 71
From Textus Receptus
Minuscule 71 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 253 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. According to a colophon it was written in 1160.[1] John Mill called it Codex Ephesinus.[2] It is currently housed in at the Lambeth Palace (528), at London.[1]
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Description
The codex contains complete text of the four Gospels on 265 leaves (size 16.3 cm by 12.2 cm). Written in one column per page, 20-26 lines per page[1] in elegant minuscule letters.[2][3] Capital letters in red.[3] It contains Epistle to Carpian, lists of κεφαλαια (15th century), κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, the Ammonian Sections (Matt. 356, Mark 234, Luke 342, John 219), and the Eusebian Canons.[2] Lectionary markings were added in the 15th century.[3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a mixture of text-types. Aland did not place it in any Category.
The text has a lot of corrections made by a later hand.[2] It belongs to the Family 1424.
History
It once belonged to an Archbishop of Ephesus. It was brought to England in 1675 by Philip Traheron, English Chaplain at Smyrna. Traheron made a collation.[2] It was examined by Mill and Wettstein.[3] In 1679 the manuscript was presented to the Lambeth Library,[3] where it is held to the present day.[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. 50.
- 2. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), vol. 1, pp. 203-204.
- 3. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 145.
Further reading
- F. H. A. Scrivener, Full and Exact Collation of About 20 Greek Manuscripts of t he Holy Gospels (Cambridge and London, 1852), XXXVI.
External links
- Minuscule 71 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
- Wikipedia Article on Minuscule 71
