Minuscule 92
Encyclopedia
Minuscule 92 A12 (Soden), known as Codex Faeschii 1, is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 10th century. It has marginalia
.
, with a commentary, on 141 parchment leaves . The text is written in one column per page, 31-32 lines per page.
There was not text's division according to the (chapters) or Ammonian Sections in the original manuscript, but there were the (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. Latin (chapters) were added by a later hand.
It contains table of the (table of contents) before the text of the Gospel, pictures, a commentary of Victorinus and scholia at the margin to the Catholic epistles. The text of the Catholic epistles is only in some passages.
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
. It once belonged to Andreas Faesche in Basel. It was examined by Johann Jakob Wettstein
and Dean Burgon. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.
The manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 10th century.
It is currently housed at the Basel University Library
(O. II. 7) in Basel
.
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 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 10th century. 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 the text of the four Gospel of MarkGospel of Mark
The Gospel According to Mark , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Mark or simply Mark, is the second book of the New Testament. This canonical account of the life of Jesus of Nazareth is one of the three synoptic gospels. It was thought to be an epitome, which accounts for its place as the second...
, with a commentary, on 141 parchment leaves . The text is written in one column per page, 31-32 lines per page.
There was not text's division according to the (chapters) or Ammonian Sections in the original manuscript, but there were the (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. Latin (chapters) were added by a later hand.
It contains table of the (table of contents) before the text of the Gospel, pictures, a commentary of Victorinus and scholia at the margin to the Catholic epistles. The text of the Catholic epistles is only in some passages.
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.
History
In 1485 the manuscript belongs to John Camerarius, bishop of WormsWorms, Germany
Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River. At the end of 2004, it had 85,829 inhabitants.Established by the Celts, who called it Borbetomagus, Worms today remains embattled with the cities Trier and Cologne over the title of "Oldest City in Germany." Worms is the only...
. It once belonged to Andreas Faesche in Basel. It was examined by Johann Jakob Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein was a Swiss theologian, best known as a New Testament critic.-Youth and study:...
and Dean Burgon. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.
The manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 10th century.
It is currently housed at the Basel University Library
Basel University Library
The University Library of Basle is one of the biggest libraries in Switzerland. It is located at the University of Basel, at 18 – 20 Schönbeinstrasse. It is also Kantonsbibliothek of Basel-City....
(O. II. 7) in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
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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...