Minuscule 824 (Gregory-Aland)
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Minuscule 824 δ404 (von Soden), is a 14th-century Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
on paper.
contains the entire New Testament
, on 366 paper leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 28 lines per page.
The text of the four Gospels is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, whose numbers of the Ammonian Sections are given at the margin, but references to the Eusebian Canons (rare). It contains Euthalian Apparatus
.
It contains tables of the before each sacred book (with a Harmony), portrait of Mark Evangelist, lectionary markings at the margin, incipits, αναγνωσεις, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions at the end of each book, στιχοι, and Verse.
The order of books is usual: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles (Hebrews followed Philemon), and Apocalypse.
According to Scrivener it is beautiful codex.
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kr in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20, as a perfect member of the family.
The text of the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is marked by an obelus
.
to the 14th century.
The manuscript was examined by Antonio Rocci in 1882. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (622) and Gregory (824e, 267a, 316p, 113r). Gregory saw it in 1886. In 1908 Gregory gave one siglum for it – 824.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Biblioteca della Badia (A' α. 1), in Grottaferrata
.
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.
Description
The codexCodex
A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with multiple quires or gatherings typically bound together and given a cover.Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement...
contains the entire 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 366 paper leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 28 lines per page.
The text of the four Gospels is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, whose numbers of the Ammonian Sections are given at the margin, but references to the Eusebian Canons (rare). It contains 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...
.
It contains tables of the before each sacred book (with a Harmony), portrait of Mark Evangelist, lectionary markings at the margin, incipits, αναγνωσεις, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions at the end of each book, στιχοι, and Verse.
The order of books is usual: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles (Hebrews followed Philemon), and Apocalypse.
According to Scrivener it is beautiful codex.
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...
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr
Family Kr
Family Kr is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It has no uncials, no early minuscules, it has only hundreds of minuscules.- Description :...
. 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 textual family Kr in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20, as a perfect member of the family.
The text of the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is marked by an obelus
Obelus
An obelus is a symbol consisting of a short horizontal line with a dot above and below. It is mainly used to represent the mathematical operation of division. It is therefore commonly referred to as the division sign.- History :The word "obelus" comes from the Greek word for a sharpened stick,...
.
History
Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTFInstitute for New Testament Textual Research
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...
to the 14th century.
The manuscript was examined by Antonio Rocci in 1882. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (622) and Gregory (824e, 267a, 316p, 113r). Gregory saw it in 1886. In 1908 Gregory gave one siglum for it – 824.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Biblioteca della Badia (A' α. 1), in Grottaferrata
Grottaferrata
Grottaferrata, Italy is a small town and comune in the province of Rome, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 km south east of Rome. It is bounded by other communes, Frascati, Rocca di Papa, Marino, and Rome.-History:...
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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...
- Minuscule 825 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 825 (Gregory-Aland)Minuscule 825 , ε308 , is a 13th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment.- Description :The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 337 parchment leaves...
Further reading
- Antonio Rocci, Codices cryptenses, seu Abbatiae Cryptae Ferratae in Tusculano digesti et illustrati (Tusculanum 1883), pp. 1-2.