Minuscule 336
Encyclopedia
Minuscule 336 α 500 (Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 15th century.
Formerly it was labelled by 45a, 52p, and 16r.
(except Gospels) on 268 paper leaves . The text is written in one column per page, in 22-25 lines per page. After Ephesians 3:7 written by other hand. It contains Prolegomena.
The order of books: Catholic epistles, Book of Revelation
, Pauline epistles
, and Acts of the Apostles
. It is carelessly written.
Kurt Aland
did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category
.
in Rome, then to Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach
, consul in Frankfurt am Main. The manuscript was examined by Wettstein
(in 1717), Bengel
, Uffenbach. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1878.
Formerly it was labelled by 45a, 52p, and 16r. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 336 to it.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Hamburg University Library (Cod. theol. 1252a) in Hamburg
.
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 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 15th century.
Formerly it was labelled by 45a, 52p, and 16r.
Description
The codex contains the text 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....
(except Gospels) on 268 paper leaves . The text is written in one column per page, in 22-25 lines per page. After Ephesians 3:7 written by other hand. It contains Prolegomena.
The order of books: Catholic epistles, 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"...
, 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 Acts of the Apostles
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...
. It is carelessly written.
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 the Greek text of the codex 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...
.
History
The manuscript once belonged to Giovanni CiampiniGiovanni Giustino Ciampini
Giovanni Giustino Ciampini was an ecclesiastical archaeologist. He graduated from the University of Rome as a student of law but soon devoted himself to archaeological interests, which an important office in the Apostolic Chancery permitted him to pursue...
in Rome, then to Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach
Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach
Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach was a German scholar, bibliophile, book-collector, traveller, palaeographer, and consul in Frankfurt am Main who is best known today for his published travelogues.-Biography:He was born in lawyer's family...
, consul in Frankfurt am Main. The manuscript was examined by Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein was a Swiss theologian, best known as a New Testament critic.-Youth and study:...
(in 1717), Bengel
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Johann Albrecht Bengel , Lutheran pietist clergyman and Greek-language scholar known for his edition of the Greek New Testament and his commentaries on it.-Life and career:Bengel was born at Winnenden in Württemberg, Germany....
, Uffenbach. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1878.
Formerly it was labelled by 45a, 52p, and 16r. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 336 to it.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Hamburg University Library (Cod. theol. 1252a) in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
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...