Minuscule 228
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Name | Codex Escurialensis |
|---|---|
| Text | Acts, Paul |
| Date | 14th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Escurial |
| Size | 16.8 cm by 12.5 cm |
| Category | none |
Minuscule 228 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 458 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[2] Formerly it was labelled by 109a and 229p.[3]
Description[]
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles and Pauline epistles (except Philemon, Hebrews), on 126 parchment leaves (size 16.8 cm by 12.5 cm).[2] It is written in one column per page, 40-44 lines per page.[2] It has not Catholic epistles.[2]
Text[]
Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx.[4] Aland did not place it in any of his Categories.[5]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Π171 in Luke 1 and Luke 10. In Luke 20 it represents Kx.[4]
It does not contain the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11).[3]
History[]
The manuscript belonged to Nicholas Nathanael of Crete, then to Andreas Darmarius, a calligrapher from Epidaurus. Daniel Gotthilf Moldenhawer collated it for Andreas Birch (Esc. 7).[3] Formerly the manuscript was labelled by 109a and 229p. In 1908 C. R. Gregory gave the number 228 to it.
It is currently housed at the Escurial (Cod. Escurialensis, X. IV. 12).[2]
See also[]
- List of New Testament minuscules
- Biblical manuscript
- Textual criticism
References[]
- ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 56.
- ^ a b c d e K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 60.
- ^ a b c Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: Hinrichs. p. 274.
- ^ a b Wisse, Frederik (1982). The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 57. ISBN 0-8028-1918-4.
- ^ Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 132, 138. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
Further reading[]
- Emmanuel Miller, Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la bibliothèque de l'Escurial (Paris 1848), p. 405.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 274.
- Greek New Testament minuscules
- 14th-century biblical manuscripts