Minuscule 498
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Minuscule 498 δ 402 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 14th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number 584.
The manuscript is lacunose.
on 186 parchment leaves (size ) with some lacunae
(Matthew 1:1-2:12; Mark 5:2-6:10; Acts 1:1-5:2; James 1:1-5:4; Jude; Romans 1:1-4:9; 2 Thess 2:14-3:18; 1 Timothy 1:1-13; 6:19-21; 2 Timothy 1:1-2:19).
The text is written in one column per page, 35 lines per page, in very small hand. The text of the Gospels is divided according to Ammonian Sections, whose numbers are given at the margin, with references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains prolegomena (later hand), Eusebian Canon tables, and Euthalian Apparatus
.
In Acts (titles) and lectionary markings at the margin, prolegomena to every epistle.
The order of books: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, and Apocalypse. The order of Gospels: Matthew, Luke, Mark, John (as in codex 392
).
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual group M
1386 in Luke 1
, Luke 10, and Luke 20 (weak).
.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener
. It was examined by Bloomfield
. Scrivener thoroughly examined and collated its text. Herman C. Hoskier
collated text of the Apocalypse.
It is currently housed at the British Library
(Additional Manuscripts, 17469) in London
.
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 14th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number 584.
The manuscript is lacunose.
Description
The codex contains the text of the whole 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....
on 186 parchment leaves (size ) with some 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...
(Matthew 1:1-2:12; Mark 5:2-6:10; Acts 1:1-5:2; James 1:1-5:4; Jude; Romans 1:1-4:9; 2 Thess 2:14-3:18; 1 Timothy 1:1-13; 6:19-21; 2 Timothy 1:1-2:19).
The text is written in one column per page, 35 lines per page, in very small hand. The text of the Gospels is divided according to Ammonian Sections, whose numbers are given at the margin, with references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains prolegomena (later hand), Eusebian Canon tables, and Euthalian Apparatus
Euthalian Apparatus
The Euthalian Apparatus is a collection of additional editorial material, such as divisions of text, lists, and summaries, to the New Testament's Book of Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. This additional material appears at the beginnings of books, in the margin of the text, and at the...
.
In Acts (titles) and lectionary markings at the margin, prolegomena to every epistle.
The order of books: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, and Apocalypse. The order of Gospels: Matthew, Luke, Mark, John (as in codex 392
Minuscule 392
Minuscule 392 , Θε23 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.It has marginalia.- Description :...
).
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.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual group M
Codex Campianus
Codex Campianus designated by M or 021 , ε 72 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated palaeographically to the 9th century...
1386 in Luke 1
Luke 1
Luke 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It describes the events leading up to the birth of Jesus. It is written to Theophilus, who could be a real person or could simply mean a fellow Christian as theo philus is Greek for God lover...
, Luke 10, and Luke 20 (weak).
History
The manuscript was written by Gerasimus. It was bought in 1848 by Thomas RoddThomas Rodd
Thomas Rodd was an English bookseller, antiquarian and Hispanist; Rodd purchased some Greek manuscripts for the British Museum ....
.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The Reverend Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, LL.D. was an important text critic of the New Testament and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version of the Bible...
. It was examined by Bloomfield
Samuel Thomas Bloomfield
Samuel Thomas Bloomfield was an English clergyman and Biblical textual critic. His Greek New Testament was widely used, in England and the United States.-Life:His surname was also spelled Blomfield or Blumfield...
. Scrivener thoroughly examined and collated its text. Herman C. Hoskier
Herman C. Hoskier
Herman Charles Hoskier , was a biblical scholar, British textual critic, and son of a merchant banker, Herman Hoskier .Hoskier, as textual critic, supported the Byzantine text-type against the Alexandrian text-type...
collated text of the Apocalypse.
It is currently housed at the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
(Additional Manuscripts, 17469) in London
London
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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...
Further reading
(as j)- Herman C. HoskierHerman C. HoskierHerman Charles Hoskier , was a biblical scholar, British textual critic, and son of a merchant banker, Herman Hoskier .Hoskier, as textual critic, supported the Byzantine text-type against the Alexandrian text-type...
, Concerning the Text of the Apocalypse (1 vol., London, 1929), p. 296.