Minuscule 1780
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Minuscule 1780 δ 412 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, written on 198 parchment leaves (30.6 cm by 22.7 cm). Paleografically
it has been assigned to the 13th century (or about 1200).
with unusual order of the General epistles
. Written in one column per page, in 41-52 lines per page. The order of the books: Gospel
s, Acts
, James
, Pauline epistles
, General epistles (except for James), the Apocalypse
. It contains prolegomena to the Catholic epistle, and a commentary to the Apocalypse without the text.
The Greek text of the codex Kurt Aland
did not place in any Category
.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it has a mixture of the Byzantine families in Luke 1, and represents the textual family Kx
in Luke 10 and Luke 20.
it was held in Kosinitza. It was examined by Lake
in 1902.
The codex now is located in the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection
of the Duke University
(Gk MS 1) at Durham
.
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....
, written on 198 parchment leaves (30.6 cm by 22.7 cm). Paleografically
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 13th century (or about 1200).
Description
The codex contains entire of the New TestamentNew Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
with unusual order of the General epistles
General epistles
General epistles are books in the New Testament in the form of letters. They are termed "general" because for the most part their intended audience seems to be Christians in general rather than individual persons or congregations as is the case with the Pauline epistles...
. Written in one column per page, in 41-52 lines per page. The order of the books: 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...
, James
Epistle of James
The Epistle of James, usually referred to simply as James, is a book in the New Testament. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ", with "the earliest extant manuscripts of James usually dated to mid-to-late third century."There are four views...
, 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...
, General epistles (except for James), the Apocalypse
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"...
. It contains prolegomena to the Catholic epistle, and a commentary to the Apocalypse without the text.
The Greek text of the codex Kurt 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...
did not place in any Category
Categories of New Testament manuscripts
New Testament manuscripts in Greek are categorized into five groups, according to a scheme introduced in 1981 by Kurt and Barbara Aland in Der Text des Neuen Testaments. The categories are based on how each manuscript relates to the various text-types. Generally speaking, earlier Alexandrian...
.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it has a mixture of the Byzantine families in Luke 1, and represents the textual family Kx
Family Kx
Family Kx is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It includes uncials, and although hundreds of minuscules, no early ones.- Description :...
in Luke 10 and Luke 20.
History
Probably it was written in Calambria. Before World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
it was held in Kosinitza. It was examined by Lake
Kirsopp Lake
Kirsopp Lake was a New Testament scholar and Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard Divinity School. He had an uncommon breadth of interests, publishing definitive monographs in New Testament textual criticism, Greek palaeography, theology, and archaeology...
in 1902.
The codex now is located in the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection
Kenneth Willis Clark Collection
The Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts in Duke University Library contains ninety-eight manuscripts — in both roll and codex form — dating from the 9th to the 17th century....
of the Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
(Gk MS 1) at Durham
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
.
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules (1001-2000)
- Biblical manuscripts
- 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...
Further reading
- Normann A. Huffman, "The Text of Mark in the Duke New Testament", unpublished M.A. thesis, Duke University, 1932.
- John L. Stokes II, "The Text of Acts in the Duke New Testament", unpublished B.D. thesis, Duke University, 1932.
- Ferrell Pledger, "The Text of the Apocalypse in the Duke New Testament", unpublished B.D. thesis, Duke University, 1937.