Codex Sangermanensis I
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The Codex Sangermanensis I, designated by g1 or 7 (in Beuron system), is a 7th or 8th century Latin
manuscript of the New Testament
. The text, written on vellum
, is a version of the Latin. The manuscript contains the Vulgate
Bible, on 191 leaves (39.3 by 33 cm) of which, in the New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew
contain Old Latin readings. It contains Shepherd of Hermas.
to the Catholic and Pauline epistles
.
The Latin text of the Gospels is a representative of the Western text-type
in Itala recension.
The text of Vulgate is with strong admixture of Old Latin elements. The Order of books in New Testament: Gospel
s, Acts
, Catholic epistles, Apocalypse, and Pauline epistles
.
(Par, Esr, Est, Prv, Sap, Sir). The Stuttgart Vulgate cites it as G in the New
and Old
Testaments and as S in the appendix. It is one of only two exemplars of the Vetus Latina version of 1 Esdras
, the other being Codex Colbertinus
. Sangermanensis, however, only witnesses to the first four chapters, since it ends at 5:3.
It was an important exemplar in the textual history of 2 Esdras
. The seventy missing verses from chapter 7 of 2 Esdras correspond to a single page torn out of Sangermanensis. This lacuna propagated into print in early editions of the Bible such as the Clementine Vulgate and the King James Version. These "missing verses" were not available in print until Bensly and James published a critical edition of 4 Ezra
in 1895.
it has addition: et cum baptizetur lumen ingens circumfulsit de aqua, ita ut timerent omnes qui advenerant a. In Matthew 3:16
it has addition: dicentes vae vobis quae facta sunt hodiae propter peccata nostra. adpropinquauit enim desolatio hierusalem.
In Matthew 8:13 (see Luke 7:10) it has additional text: (and when the centurion returned to the house in that hour, he found the slave well) — Codex Sinaiticus
, C
, (N
), Θ
, (0250), f1
, (33
, 1241), syrh.
, who used it in his edition of Latin Bible, published in 1538-1540 and again in 1546, quotes as Germ. Lat. It was examined by Richard Simon
,
Bianchini
, published by Paul Sabatier
and Wordsworth
.
Currently it is housed at the National Library of France (fond lat. 11553) in Paris
.
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
manuscript 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....
. The text, written on vellum
Vellum
Vellum is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on, to produce single pages, scrolls, codices or books. It is generally smooth and durable, although there are great variations depending on preparation, the quality of the skin and the type of animal used...
, is a version of the Latin. The manuscript contains the Vulgate
Vulgate
The Vulgate is a late 4th-century Latin translation of the Bible. It was largely the work of St. Jerome, who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 to make a revision of the old Latin translations...
Bible, on 191 leaves (39.3 by 33 cm) of which, in the New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
contain Old Latin readings. It contains Shepherd of Hermas.
Description
It contains the Euthalian ApparatusEuthalian Apparatus
The Euthalian Apparatus is a collection of additional editorial material, such as divisions of text, lists, and summaries, to the New Testament's Book of Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. This additional material appears at the beginnings of books, in the margin of the text, and at the...
to the Catholic and Pauline epistles
Pauline epistles
The Pauline epistles, Epistles of Paul, or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen New Testament books which have the name Paul as the first word, hence claiming authorship by Paul the Apostle. Among these letters are some of the earliest extant Christian documents...
.
The Latin text of the Gospels is a representative of the Western text-type
Western text-type
The Western text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts...
in Itala recension.
The text of Vulgate is with strong admixture of Old Latin elements. The Order of books in New Testament: Gospel
Gospel
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, Acts
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
, Catholic epistles, Apocalypse, and Pauline epistles
Pauline epistles
The Pauline epistles, Epistles of Paul, or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen New Testament books which have the name Paul as the first word, hence claiming authorship by Paul the Apostle. Among these letters are some of the earliest extant Christian documents...
.
Old Testament
It contains also some books of the Old TestamentOld Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
(Par, Esr, Est, Prv, Sap, Sir). The Stuttgart Vulgate cites it as G in the New
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....
and Old
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
Testaments and as S in the appendix. It is one of only two exemplars of the Vetus Latina version of 1 Esdras
1 Esdras
1 Esdras , Greek Ezra, is an ancient Greek version of the biblical Book of Ezra in use among ancient Jewry, the early church, and many modern Christians with varying degrees of canonicity and a high historical usefulness....
, the other being Codex Colbertinus
Codex Colbertinus
Codex Colbertinus, designated by 6 or c, is a Latin manuscript of the Bible. Its version of the four Gospels and Book of Acts follows the Vetus Latina, while the rest of the New Testament follows the Vulgate. It was written in the 11th or 12th century, probably in southern France.The Latin text of...
. Sangermanensis, however, only witnesses to the first four chapters, since it ends at 5:3.
It was an important exemplar in the textual history of 2 Esdras
2 Esdras
2 Esdras or Latin Esdras is the name of an apocalyptic book in many English versions of the Bible . Its authorship is ascribed to Ezra. It is reckoned among the Apocrypha by many Protestant churches. Although Second Esdras exists in its complete form only in Latin, it was originally written in...
. The seventy missing verses from chapter 7 of 2 Esdras correspond to a single page torn out of Sangermanensis. This lacuna propagated into print in early editions of the Bible such as the Clementine Vulgate and the King James Version. These "missing verses" were not available in print until Bensly and James published a critical edition of 4 Ezra
2 Esdras
2 Esdras or Latin Esdras is the name of an apocalyptic book in many English versions of the Bible . Its authorship is ascribed to Ezra. It is reckoned among the Apocrypha by many Protestant churches. Although Second Esdras exists in its complete form only in Latin, it was originally written in...
in 1895.
Gospel of Matthew
In Matthew 3:15Matthew 3:15
thumb|The Baptism of Christ, by [[Piero della Francesca]], [[1449]]Matthew 3:15 is the fifteenth verse of the third chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Jesus has come to John the Baptist to be baptized, but John balked saying that he should be the one baptized...
it has addition: et cum baptizetur lumen ingens circumfulsit de aqua, ita ut timerent omnes qui advenerant a. In Matthew 3:16
Matthew 3:16
Matthew 3:16 is the sixteenth verse of the third chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Jesus has just been baptized by John the Baptist and in this verse the Holy Spirit comes to him like a dove....
it has addition: dicentes vae vobis quae facta sunt hodiae propter peccata nostra. adpropinquauit enim desolatio hierusalem.
In Matthew 8:13 (see Luke 7:10) it has additional text: (and when the centurion returned to the house in that hour, he found the slave well) — Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the four great uncial codices, an ancient, handwritten copy of the Greek Bible. It is an Alexandrian text-type manuscript written in the 4th century in uncial letters on parchment. Current scholarship considers the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the best Greek texts of...
, C
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus is an early 5th century Greek manuscript of the Bible, the last in the group of the four great uncial manuscripts...
, (N
Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus
Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus, designated by N or 022 , ε 19 , is a 6th century Greek New Testament codex gospel book. Written in majuscules , on 231 parchment leaves, measuring 32 x 27 cm...
), Θ
Codex Koridethi
The Codex Koridethi, also named Codex Coridethianus, designated by Θ, 038, or Theta , ε 050 , is a 9th century manuscript of the four Gospels. It is written in Greek with uncial script in two columns per page, in 25 lines per page...
, (0250), f1
Family 1
Family 1 is a group of Greek Gospel manuscripts, varying in date from the 12th to the 15th century. The group takes its name from the minuscule codex 1, now in the Basel University Library. "Family 1" is also known as "the Lake Group", symbolized as f1. Hermann von Soden calls the group Ih...
, (33
Minuscule 33
Minuscule 33 , δ 48 , formerly it was called Codex Colbertinus 2844, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment, dated palaeographically to the 9th century. The manuscript is lacunose. It has marginalia...
, 1241), syrh.
History
The manuscript formerly was held in the Library of St. Germain des Pres (15). The manuscript was known for Robert EstienneRobert Estienne
Robert I Estienne , known as Robertus Stephanus in Latin and also referred to as Robert Stephens by 18th and 19th-century English writers, was a 16th century printer and classical scholar in Paris...
, who used it in his edition of Latin Bible, published in 1538-1540 and again in 1546, quotes as Germ. Lat. It was examined by Richard Simon
Richard Simon
Richard Simon was a French Oratorian, influential advanced biblical critic, orientalist, and controversialist.-Early years:...
,
Bianchini
Giuseppe Bianchini
Giuseppe Bianchini was an Italian Oratorian, biblical, historical, and liturgical scholar. Clement XII and Benedict XIV, who highly appreciated his learning, entrusted him with several scientific labors...
, published by Paul Sabatier
Paul Sabatier
Paul Sabatier , was a French clergyman and historian who produced the first modern biography of St. Francis of Assisi. He is the brother of Auguste Sabatier....
and Wordsworth
John Wordsworth
The Right Reverend John Wordsworth was an English prelate. He was born at Harrow on the Hill, to the Reverend Christopher Wordsworth, nephew of the poet William Wordsworth...
.
Currently it is housed at the National Library of France (fond lat. 11553) in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
See also
- List of New Testament Latin manuscripts
- Codex Sangermanensis IICodex Sangermanensis IIThe Codex Sangermanensis II, designated by g2 or 29 , is a 10th century Latin manuscript of the New Testament. The text, written on vellum, is a version of the Latin.- Description :...
- Codex GatianumCodex GatianumThe Codex Gatianum, designated by gat or 30 , is an 8th-century Latin manuscript of the New Testament. The text, written on vellum, is a version of the Old Latin.- Description :...
Further reading
- J. Wordsworth, The Gospel According to St. Matthew from St. German MS g1, (Old Latin Biblical Texts), I (Oxford, 1883), pp. 5–46.
- A. Jülicher, Itala. Das Neue Testament in Altlateinischer Überlieferung, Walter de GruyterWalter de GruyterWalter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG is a scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. Its origins date back to 1749 when it was given the right to print books by King Frederick II of Prussia. -De Gruyter Mouton:...
, Berlin, New York, 1976.