Codex Marshall Or. 5
Encyclopedia
Codex Marshall Or. 5, is a Bohairic-Greek
, uncial manuscript
of the New Testament
, on a paper. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 14th century.
s on 265 paper leaves (24.7 by 17.5). The text is written in 1 column per page, 27 lines per page. The titles and initials are illuminated. It contains the Ammonian Sections, the Eusebian Canons, numerals of the κεφαλαια (Coptic and Greek) at the margin, and pictures.
The manuscript contains the additions in Luke 22:43.44
(the agony); 23:17.34; John 5:3.4 (the descent of the angel); Pericope Adulterae (7:53-8:11), but omits Matthew 18:11.
In the catalogue the date of a donation is given as Mart 1498 A.D. The manuscript was examined by Lighfoot and Headlam. Horner
used it in his edition of the Bohairic New Testament.
Currently it is housed at the Bodleian Library
(Marshall Or. 5) in Oxford
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, uncial manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on a paper. Palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
it has been assigned to the 14th century.
Description
It contains the text of the four GospelGospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
s on 265 paper leaves (24.7 by 17.5). The text is written in 1 column per page, 27 lines per page. The titles and initials are illuminated. It contains the Ammonian Sections, the Eusebian Canons, numerals of the κεφαλαια (Coptic and Greek) at the margin, and pictures.
The manuscript contains the additions in Luke 22:43.44
Christ's agony at Gethsemane
Christ's agony at Gethsemane is a passage in the Gospel of Luke , describing a prayer of Jesus, after which he receives strength from an angel, on the Mount of Olives prior to his betrayal and arrest...
(the agony); 23:17.34; John 5:3.4 (the descent of the angel); Pericope Adulterae (7:53-8:11), but omits Matthew 18:11.
In the catalogue the date of a donation is given as Mart 1498 A.D. The manuscript was examined by Lighfoot and Headlam. Horner
George William Horner
George William Horner , was a biblical scholar, editor of the text of the New Testament in dialects of Coptic language.Bohairic version Horner edited in 4 volumes from 1898 to 1905, Sahidic version edited in 7 volumes from 1911 to 1924....
used it in his edition of the Bohairic New Testament.
Currently it is housed at the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
(Marshall Or. 5) in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
.
See also
- Coptic versions of the BibleCoptic versions of the BibleThere have been many Coptic versions of the Bible, including some of the earliest translations into any language. Several different versions were made in the ancient world, with different editions of the Old and New Testament in all four of the major dialects of Coptic: Bohairic , Fayyumic, Sahidic...
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Huntington MS 17Huntington MS 17Huntington 17, bilinguical Bohairic-Arabic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on a paper. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1174. It is the oldest manuscript with complete text of the four Gospels in Bohairic.- Description :...
- Huntington MS 20Huntington MS 20Huntington 20, is a Bohairic-Greek, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.- Description :...
- Codex Marshall Or. 6Codex Marshall Or. 6Codex Marshall Or. 6, is a Bohairic-Greek, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on a paper. It is dated by the Colophon to the year 1320.- Description :...