Minuscule 302
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Minuscule 302 α 302 (Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript is lacunose.
Formerly it was labelled by 11a and 140p.
, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles
on 333 parchment leaves with lacunae
(Acts 2:20-31; 1 Corinthians 12:17-13:2; Hebrews 11:35-13:25). The text is written in one column per page, in 18 lines per page.
It contains Prolegomena, with scholia. The Hebrews is placed between 2 Thessalonians and 1 Timothy.
The text of Hebrews 11:35-12:1 was supplied by a later hand.
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
slightly examined Acts of the Apostles and Catholic epistles of the manuscript. Reiche and Scholz examined Pauline epistles. The manuscript was also examined by Paulin Martin
and C. R. Gregory, who saw the manuscript in 1885.
Formerly it was labelled by 11a and 140p. In 1908 Gregory gave number 302 for it.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(Gr. 103) at Paris
.
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. The manuscript is lacunose.
Formerly it was labelled by 11a and 140p.
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...
, Catholic epistles, 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...
on 333 parchment leaves with lacunae
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
(Acts 2:20-31; 1 Corinthians 12:17-13:2; Hebrews 11:35-13:25). The text is written in one column per page, in 18 lines per page.
It contains Prolegomena, with scholia. The Hebrews is placed between 2 Thessalonians and 1 Timothy.
The text of Hebrews 11:35-12:1 was supplied by a later hand.
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.
History
WettsteinJohann Jakob Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein was a Swiss theologian, best known as a New Testament critic.-Youth and study:...
slightly examined Acts of the Apostles and Catholic epistles of the manuscript. Reiche and Scholz examined Pauline epistles. The manuscript was also examined by Paulin Martin
Paulin Martin
Paulin Martin was a French Catholic Biblical scholar.-Life:...
and C. R. Gregory, who saw the manuscript in 1885.
Formerly it was labelled by 11a and 140p. In 1908 Gregory gave number 302 for it.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
(Gr. 103) at 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 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...