Minuscule 48
Encyclopedia
Minuscule 48 A232 (von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 12th century. It has complex contents with some marginalia
.
s on 145 leaves (size ) with a commentary. The text is written in two columns per page, 30 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin.
It contains the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, subscriptions at the end of the Gospels, with numbers of , and numbers of στιχοι
, some notes from the first scribe, scholia from the later hand, and pictures.
It has errors with iota subscript
um.
the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category
. It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.
In result the textual character of the codex is unknown.
(as Bodl. 7). Scholz dated the manuscript to the 13th century. Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 12th century.
It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by J. J. Wettstein. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
It is currently housed at the Bodleian Library
(Auct. D. 2. 17), at Oxford
.
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 leaves. 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 12th century. It has complex contents with some 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...
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Description
The codex contains the complete text of the four GospelGospel
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 on 145 leaves (size ) with a commentary. The text is written in two columns per page, 30 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin.
It contains the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, subscriptions at the end of the Gospels, with numbers of , and 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...
, some notes from the first scribe, scholia from the later hand, and pictures.
It has errors with iota subscript
Iota subscript
Iota subscript in Greek polytonic orthography is a way of writing the letter iota as a small vertical stroke beneath a vowel. It was used in the so-called "long diphthongs" in Ancient Greek, that is, diphthongs the first part of which is a long vowel: and...
um.
Text
Kurt AlandKurt 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...
the Greek text of the codex 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...
. It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.
In result the textual character of the codex is unknown.
History
The manuscript was used by MillJohn Mill
John Mill was an English theologian. He is noted for his critical edition of the Greek New Testament which included notes on many variant readings.-Biography:...
(as Bodl. 7). Scholz dated the manuscript to the 13th century. Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 12th century.
It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by J. J. Wettstein. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
It is currently housed at the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
(Auct. D. 2. 17), at Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
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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...