Minuscule 503
Encyclopedia
Minuscule 503 ε 325 (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 590. The manuscript is lacunose.
on 60 parchment leaves (size ) with one lacuna
(Matthew 1:1-8:5). The text is written in one column per page, 25-27 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters) with numbers given at the margin, and their (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. It is also divided according to the Ammonian Sections, but there are no references to the Eusebian Canons. It has lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use).
did not place it in any Category
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from Constantine Simonides
.
It was added to the list of the New testament manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (590) and C. R. Gregory (503).
It was examined by Bloomfield
, Scrivener, and Gregory (in 1883).
It is currently housed at the British Library
(Additional Manuscripts, 19389) 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 13th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number 590. The manuscript is lacunose.
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of JohnGospel of John
The Gospel According to John , commonly referred to as the Gospel of John or simply John, and often referred to in New Testament scholarship as the Fourth Gospel, is an account of the public ministry of Jesus...
on 60 parchment leaves (size ) with one lacuna
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 1:1-8:5). The text is written in one column per page, 25-27 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters) with numbers given at the margin, and their (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. It is also divided according to the Ammonian Sections, but there are no references to the Eusebian Canons. It has lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use).
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a mixture of the text-types. 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...
did not place it 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...
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History
The manuscript was written by Cosmas Vanaretus, a monk. Formerly it belonged to the monastery of St. Maximus. In 1853 it was bought together with Minuscule 502Minuscule 502
Minuscule 502 , 589 , ε 245 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It was adapted for liturgical use...
from Constantine Simonides
Constantine Simonides
Constantine Simonides , palaeographer, dealer of icons, man with extensive learning, knowledge of manuscripts, miraculous calligraphy...
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It was added to the list of the New testament manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (590) and C. R. Gregory (503).
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, and Gregory (in 1883).
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, 19389) 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...