The Codex Curiensis known also as Fragmenta Curiensia, designated by a
2 or 16 (in Beuron system), is a 5th-century AD
Latin
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manuscript of the
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...
. The text, written on
vellum
Vellum is prepared animal skin or membrane, typically used as writing material. Parchment is another term for this material, from which vellum is sometimes distinguished, when it is made from calfskin, as opposed to that made from other anima ...
, is a version of the
old Latin
Old Latin, also known as Early Latin or Archaic Latin (Classical la, prīsca Latīnitās, lit=ancient Latinity), was the Latin language in the period before 75 BC, i.e. before the age of Classical Latin. It descends from a common Proto-Italic ...
. The manuscript contains the fragments of the
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke), or simply Luke (which is also its most common form of abbreviation). tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. Together with the Acts of the Apostles, it makes up a two-volu ...
,
[ on exactly two parchment leaves.]Bruce M. Metzger
Bruce Manning Metzger (February 9, 1914 – February 13, 2007) was an American biblical scholar, Bible translator and textual critic who was a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and Bible editor who served on the board of the A ...
, ''The Early Versions of the New Testament'', Oxford University Press, 1977, p. 296.
It contains a fragments of the Gospel of Luke 11:11-29; 13:16-34.[ ]Pierre Batiffol
Pierre Batiffol (27 January 1861, Toulouse, France – 13 January 1929, Paris, France) – was a French Catholic priest and prominent theologian, specialising in Church history. He had also a particular interest in the history of dogma.
Batiffol ...
was the first to suggest that these fragments belong to the same manuscript.[ They were first discovered by Hidber, professor of Berne, then described by E. Ranke.]
The Latin text of the codex is a representative of the Western text-type
In textual criticism of the New Testament, the Western text-type is one of the main text types. It is the predominant form of the New Testament text witnessed in the Old Latin and Syriac Peshitta translations from the Greek, and also in quotations ...
in ''itala'' recension.
Currently it is housed at the Rhätisches Museum (Clm 6436) in Chur
, neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Churwalden, Tschiertschen-Praden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Malix, Trimmis, Untervaz, Pfäfers
, twintowns = Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxembourg), ...
.[
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See also
* List of New Testament Latin manuscripts
The following articles contain lists of New Testament manuscripts:
In Coptic
* List of Coptic New Testament manuscripts
In Greek
* List of New Testament papyri
* List of New Testament uncials
* List of New Testament minuscules
** List of N ...
References
Further reading
* Irico, ''Sacrosanctus evangeliorum codex s. Eusebii Magni'', Mailand 1748.
* Giuseppe Bianchini Giuseppe Bianchini (1704 in Verona – 1764 in Rome) was an Italian Oratorian, biblical, historical, and liturgical scholar. Clement XII and Benedict XIV, who highly appreciated his learning, entrusted him with several scientific labors. Bianch ...
, ''Evangeliarium quadruplex'' Rom 1749.
* Ranke, ''Ein kleiner Italafund'', Theol. Stud. und Kritiken, Gotha 1872, p. 505-520.
* Pierre Batiffol
Pierre Batiffol (27 January 1861, Toulouse, France – 13 January 1929, Paris, France) – was a French Catholic priest and prominent theologian, specialising in Church history. He had also a particular interest in the history of dogma.
Batiffol ...
, ''Note sur un evangeliare de Saint-Gall'', Paris 1884.
* A. Jülicher, ''Itala. Das Neue Testament in Altlateinischer Überlieferung'', Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature.
History
The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...
, Berlin, New York, 1976.
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Vetus Latina New Testament manuscripts
6th-century biblical manuscripts