Minuscule 177
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Minuscule 177 α 106 (Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 11th century. Formerly it was labelled by 179a, 128p, and 82r. It has marginalia
.
, Pauline epistles
, and Book of Revelation
on 225 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, in 25 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages.
It contains prolegomena, fragments of the Eusebian Canon tables, numbers of στιχοι
at the end of each book, and marginal notes to the Pauline epistles. It has and treatise of Pseudo-Dorotheus
on the Seventy disciples
and twelve apostles (as codices 82
, 93
, 459
, 613
, 617
, 699
).
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
The text is very close to the Textus Receptus
.
It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
It contains the Comma Johanneum
(in 1 John 5:7) at the margin added in the 17th or 18th century.
. C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1887. Formerly it was labelled by 179a, 128p, and 82r. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 177 to it.
It is currently housed at the Bavarian State Library
(Gr. 211), at Munich
.
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;...
minuscule 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 parchment. 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 11th century. Formerly it was labelled by 179a, 128p, and 82r. It has marginalia
Marginalia
Marginalia are scribbles, comments, and illuminations in the margins of a book.- Biblical manuscripts :Biblical manuscripts have liturgical notes at the margin, for liturgical use. Numbers of texts' divisions are given at the margin...
.
Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the ApostlesActs 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...
, 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...
, and Book of Revelation
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament. The title came into usage from the first word of the book in Koine Greek: apokalupsis, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation"...
on 225 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, in 25 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages.
It contains prolegomena, fragments of the Eusebian Canon tables, numbers of στιχοι
Stichometry
Stichometry is a term applied to the measurement of ancient texts by στίχοι or verses of a fixed standard length.It was the custom of the Greeks and Romans to estimate the length of their literary works by measured lines...
at the end of each book, and marginal notes to the Pauline epistles. It has and treatise of Pseudo-Dorotheus
Dorotheus of Tyre
Saint Dorotheus bishop of Tyre is traditionally credited with an Acts of the Seventy Apostles , who were sent out according to the Gospel of Luke 10:1....
on the Seventy disciples
Seventy Disciples
The seventy disciples or seventy-two disciples were early followers of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke . According to Luke, the only gospel in which they appear, Jesus appointed them and sent them out in pairs on a specific mission which is detailed in the text...
and twelve apostles (as codices 82
Minuscule 82
Minuscule 82 , O1 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. Formerly it was labelled by 10a, 12p, and 2r...
, 93
Minuscule 93
Minuscule 93 , α 51 , formerly known as Codex Graevii, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves...
, 459
Minuscule 459
Minuscule 459 , α 104 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment...
, 613
Minuscule 613
Minuscule 613 , α 298 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript is lacunose...
, 617
Minuscule 617
Minuscule 617 , O 13 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript is lacunose...
, 699
Minuscule 699
Minuscule 699 , δ104 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. Some leaves of the manuscript were lost...
).
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-typeByzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts. It is the form found in the largest number of surviving manuscripts, though not in the oldest...
. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it in Category V.
The text is very close to the Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is the name subsequently given to the succession of printed Greek texts of the New Testament which constituted the translation base for the original German Luther Bible, the translation of the New Testament into English by William Tyndale, the King James Version, and for most other...
.
It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.
It contains the Comma Johanneum
Comma Johanneum
The Comma Johanneum is a comma in the First Epistle of John according to the Latin Vulgate text as transmitted since the Early Middle Ages, based on Vetus Latina minority readings dating to the 7th century...
(in 1 John 5:7) at the margin added in the 17th or 18th century.
History
The manuscript once belonged to Zomozerab, the Bohemian. The portion of the manuscript which contains the text of the Apocalypse was collated by Franz DelitzschFranz Delitzsch
Franz Delitzsch was a German Lutheran theologian and Hebraist. Born in Leipzig, he held the professorship of theology at the University of Rostock from 1846 to 1850, at the University of Erlangen until 1867, and after that at the University of Leipzig until his death...
. C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1887. Formerly it was labelled by 179a, 128p, and 82r. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 177 to it.
It is currently housed at the Bavarian State Library
Bavarian State Library
The Bavarian State Library in Munich is the central "Landesbibliothek", i. e. the state library of the Free State of Bavaria and one of Europe's most important universal libraries. With its collections currently comprising around 9.39 million books, it ranks among the best research libraries...
(Gr. 211), at Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules
- 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...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
External links
- Minuscule 177 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism