Minuscule 80
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Minuscule 80 ε 281 (von Soden), known as Cod. T. G. Graevii, is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript has complex contents. It has marginalia
.
s with a commentary on 309 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page. The initial letters in colour.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers of at the margin, the (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. In the 15th century the Latin chapters were added.
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel, and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
It is close textually to the minuscule 140
.
It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.
).
In John 3:13 it has reading ανθρωπου ο ων εκ του ουρανου for ανθρωπου, the reading is supported only by Uncial 0141
and Syriac Curetonian (syrc);
). Then it passed into the hands Johannes van der Hagen, who showed it to Wettstein
in 1739.
It is currently housed in at the National Library of France
(Smith-Lasouëf 5), at Paris
.
Greek language
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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. The manuscript has complex contents. It has 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...
.
Description
The codex contains 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 with a commentary on 309 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page. The initial letters in colour.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers of at the margin, the (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. In the 15th century the Latin chapters were added.
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel, and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.
Text-type
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.
It is close textually to the minuscule 140
Minuscule 140
Minuscule 140 , ε 202 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The codex has complex contents, with full marginalia....
.
It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.
Textual variants
In Luke 3:23-38 (Genealogy of Jesus) it was rewritten from the three-columns text, and columns were confused, and instead of copying them vertically in proper succession, he copied the genealogy as though the two columns were one, following the lines across both columns. As a result almost everyone is made the son of the wrong father: του Ιωραμ, του Καιναν, του Ιωδη, του Εσρωμ, του Ενος (see Minuscule 109Minuscule 109
Minuscule 109 , ε 431 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1326. The manuscript has complex contents.- Description :...
).
In John 3:13 it has reading ανθρωπου ο ων εκ του ουρανου for ανθρωπου, the reading is supported only by Uncial 0141
Uncial 0141
Uncial 0141 , CL13 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated palaeographically to the 10th century.- Description :...
and Syriac Curetonian (syrc);
History
It once belonged to Johannes Georg Graeve (hence name of the codex) and was collated by Anthony Bynaeus in 1691 (see minuscule 579Minuscule 579
Minuscule 579 , ε 376 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. Formerly it was labelled as 80e...
). Then it passed into the hands Johannes van der Hagen, who showed it to Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein was a Swiss theologian, best known as a New Testament critic.-Youth and study:...
in 1739.
It is currently housed in at the National Library of 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:...
(Smith-Lasouëf 5), 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...