Minuscule 479
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Minuscule 479 δ 2491 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 13th century. Scrivener labelled it by number 542. It was adapted for liturgical use. Marginalia
are not complete.
except Book of Apocalypse
on 231 parchment leaves (size ). It is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page.
The order of books: Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, but there is no their τιτλοι (titles). The text of the Gospel has not additional division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections
; no references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains tables of κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each book, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), αναγνοωσεις, subscriptions at the end of each book, numbers of στιχοι
, and scholia of Chrysostom
.
It has the Euthalian Apparatus
to the Acts, Catholic, and Pauline epistles.
It contains the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) but marked with obelus
.
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Family Kr
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Family Kr
in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20. It creates also a textual cluster 479.
Formerly the manuscript belonged to the monastery του μετεωρου. The manuscript once belonged to Bishop of Caesarea Palaestina
. It was bought by in 1837 by Christian Wordsworth († 1885), Bishop of Lincoln, and bears a stamp Biblioteca Suchtelen (Russian Ambassador at Stockholm).
The manuscript was examined and collated by Scrivener
, who published its text in 1852. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener. Gregory saw it in 1883.
It is currently housed at the Selly Oak College (Cod. Migdana Gr. 3) in Birmingham
.
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 13th century. Scrivener labelled it by number 542. It was adapted for liturgical use. 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...
are not complete.
Description
The codex contains the whole 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 Book of Apocalypse
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"...
on 231 parchment leaves (size ). It is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page.
The order of books: Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, but there is no their τιτλοι (titles). The text of the Gospel has not additional division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections
Ammonian Sections
Eusebian canons or Eusebian sections, also known as Ammonian Sections, are the system of dividing the four Gospels used between late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The divisions into chapters and verses used in modern texts date only from the 13th and 16th centuries, respectively...
; no references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains tables of κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each book, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), αναγνοωσεις, subscriptions at the end of each book, 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...
, and scholia of Chrysostom
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom , Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic...
.
It has the 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...
to the Acts, Catholic, and Pauline epistles.
It contains the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) but marked with 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,...
.
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 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 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 :...
in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20. It creates also a textual cluster 479.
History
Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.Formerly the manuscript belonged to the monastery του μετεωρου. The manuscript once belonged to Bishop of Caesarea Palaestina
Caesarea Palaestina
Caesarea Maritima , Caesarea Palaestina from 133 CE onwards, was a city and harbor built by Herod the Great about 25–13 BC. Today, its ruins lie on the Mediterranean coast of Israel about halfway between the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, on the site of Pyrgos Stratonos . Caesarea Maritima was...
. It was bought by in 1837 by Christian Wordsworth († 1885), Bishop of Lincoln, and bears a stamp Biblioteca Suchtelen (Russian Ambassador at Stockholm).
The manuscript was examined and collated 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...
, who published its text in 1852. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener. Gregory saw it in 1883.
It is currently housed at the Selly Oak College (Cod. Migdana Gr. 3) in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
.
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
- F. H. A. Scrivener, A Full and Exact Collation of About 20 Greek Manuscripts of the Holy Gospels (Cambridge and London, 1852), p. XLII. (as l)
- F. H. A. Scrivener, An Exact Transcript of the Codex Augiensis (Cambridge and London, 1859), p. 63. (as g)
- J. N. Birdsal, Greek Hagiographical Manuscripts in the Library of the Selly Oak Colleges, Anal. Boll 86 (1968), pp. 333-336.