Minuscule 1739 (per
Gregory-Aland numbering), α 78 (per
von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule
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manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, on 102 parchment leaves (23 cm by 17.5 cm). It is dated
paleographically to the 10th century.
[K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", '']Walter de Gruyter
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The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...
'', Berlin, New York 1994, p. 145.
Description
The codex contains the text of the
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its messag ...
,
Catholic epistles
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, and
Pauline epistles
The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute. Among these epistles are some of the earliest extan ...
. The text is written in one column per page, 35 lines per page.
[ The Epistle to the Hebrews is placed before 1 Timothy. It contains ]scholia
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, lectionary markings were added by a later hand.
It contains a large number of notes drawn from early church fathers (Irenaeus
Irenaeus (; grc-gre, Εἰρηναῖος ''Eirēnaios''; c. 130 – c. 202 AD) was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the dev ...
, Clement
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* Clement (name), a given name and surname
* Saint Clement (disambiguation)#People
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* Clement, Missouri, U.S.
* Clement Township, Michigan, U.S.
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* ...
, Origen
Origen of Alexandria, ''Ōrigénēs''; Origen's Greek name ''Ōrigénēs'' () probably means "child of Horus" (from , "Horus", and , "born"). ( 185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an Early Christianity, early Christian scholar, ...
, Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian ...
, and Basil
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), but none later than Basil (329-379 CE), suggesting a relatively early date for 1739's exemplar. The text of this manuscript often agrees with p46 and Codex Vaticanus
The Codex Vaticanus ( The Vatican, Bibl. Vat., Vat. gr. 1209), designated by siglum B or 03 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 1 ( von Soden), is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old ...
. A colophon indicates that while copying the Pauline epistles
The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute. Among these epistles are some of the earliest extan ...
, the scribe followed a manuscript that contained text edited by Origen
Origen of Alexandria, ''Ōrigénēs''; Origen's Greek name ''Ōrigénēs'' () probably means "child of Horus" (from , "Horus", and , "born"). ( 185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an Early Christianity, early Christian scholar, ...
.
At the end of the Second Epistle to Timothy it has subscription προς τιμοθεον β' εγραφη απο ρωμης. The same subscription appears in manuscripts P, 6, 1881 et al.
Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
In textual criticism of the New Testament, the Alexandrian text-type is one of the main text types. It is the text type favored by the majority of modern textual critics and it is the basis for most modern (after 1900) Bible translations.
Over 5,8 ...
. The Alands placed the text of the Epistles in Category I, but the text of the Acts in Category II.
It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method
The Claremont Profile Method is a method for classifying ancient manuscripts of the Bible. It was elaborated by Ernest Cadman Colwell and his students. Professor Frederik Wisse attempted to establish an accurate and rapid procedure for the classif ...
.
Together with manuscripts 323, 630
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, 945
Year 945 ( CMXLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* January 27 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown barel ...
, and 1891 it belongs to the textual Family 1739 Family 1739 is a group of the New Testament manuscripts. The textual relation of this family to the main text-types, as Alexandrian, Western, and Byzantine, is still unclear. According to some scholars it represents the same text-type as the Caesa ...
(in the Acts). In the Pauline Epistles this family includes the following manuscripts: 0121a, 0243/ 0121b, 6, 424, 630
Year 630 ( DCXXX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 630 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the ...
(in part), and 1881.
It contains Acts 8:37, as do the manuscripts Codex Laudianus
Codex Laudianus, designated by Ea or 08 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 1001 ( von Soden), called ''Laudianus'' after the former owner, Archbishop William Laud. It is a diglot Latin — Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, palaeo ...
, 323, 453
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, 945, 1891, 2818, and several others.
In Acts 8:39, instead of πνεῦμα κυρίου ἥρπασεν τὸν Φίλιππον ('' heSpirit of heLord caught up Philip)''), it has the interesting textual variant ('' heHoly Spirit fell on the eunuch, and heangel of heLord caught up Philip'') supported by Codex Alexandrinus
The Codex Alexandrinus (London, British Library, Royal MS 1. D. V-VIII), designated by the siglum A or 02 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 4 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a manu ...
and several minuscule manuscripts: 94, 103, 307
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, 322
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, 323, 385, 453
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, 467, 945, 1765, 1891, 2298, 36a, itp, vg, syrh.
In Acts 12:25 it reads εξ Ιερουσαλημ εις Αντιοχειαν (''from Jerusalem to Antioch'') along with manuscripts 429, 945, e, p, syrp, copsa geo; majority reads εις Ιερουσαλημ (''to Jerusalem'');
In Acts 20:28 it reads του κυριου (''of the Lord'') together with the manuscripts 𝔓74, C*, D, E, Ψ, 33, 36, 453
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Year 453 ( CDLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Opilio and Vincomalus (or, less frequently, year 1206 ...
, 945, 1891. The other manuscripts have του θεου (''of God'') or του κυριου και του Θεου (''of the Lord and God'').[For the other variants of this verse see: Textual variants in the Acts of the Apostles.]
In 1 Corinthians 7:5 it reads τη προσευχη (''prayer'') along with 𝔓11, 𝔓46, א*, A, B, C, D, F, G, P, Ψ, 6, 33, 81, 104, 181, 629
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, 630, 1877, 1881, 1962, it vg, cop, arm, eth. Other manuscripts read τη νηστεια και τη προσευχη (''fasting and prayer'') or τη προσευχη και νηστεια (''prayer and fasting'').
In 1 Corinthians 15:54, along with Codex Sinaiticus
The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts) ...
, 614
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Year 614 ( DCXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 614 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...
, 629, and 1877, the text lacks (although it has been added to the margin) το φθαρτον τουτο ενδυσηται αφθαρσιαν και (''This corruptible shall put on incorruption''). Other manuscripts that lack this phrase are 𝔓46, 088, 0121a, 0243, 1175, 1852, 1912, and 2200.Eberhard Nestle
Eberhard Nestle (1 May 1851, Stuttgart – 9 March 1913, Stuttgart) was a German biblical scholar, textual critic, orientalist, editor of the '' Novum Testamentum Graece'', and the father of Erwin Nestle.
Life
Nestle was a son of the upper t ...
, Erwin Nestle, Barbara Aland and Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland (28 March 1915 – 13 April 1994) was a German theologian and biblical scholar who specialized in New Testament textual criticism. He founded the '' Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung'' (Institute for New Testament Textua ...
(eds), '' Novum Testamentum Graece'', 26th edition, (Stuttgart: ''Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft
The Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft ("German Bible Society") is a religious foundation regulated by public law. It is involved in publishing and in spreading the message of the Bible.
The Society publishes the Bible in the original languages and in ...
'', 1991), p. 470.
In a marginal note to the text of 1 John 5:6, a corrector added the reading δι' ὕδατος καὶ αἵματος καὶ πνεύματος (''through water and blood and spirit'') as found in the following: Codex Sinaiticus
The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts) ...
, Codex Alexandrinus
The Codex Alexandrinus (London, British Library, Royal MS 1. D. V-VIII), designated by the siglum A or 02 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 4 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a manu ...
, 104, 424c, 614, 2412, 2495, ℓ ''598''m, syrh, copsa, copbo, Origen
Origen of Alexandria, ''Ōrigénēs''; Origen's Greek name ''Ōrigénēs'' () probably means "child of Horus" (from , "Horus", and , "born"). ( 185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an Early Christianity, early Christian scholar, ...
.[For other variants of this verse see: Textual variants in the First Epistle of John.] Bart D. Ehrman
Bart Denton Ehrman (born 1955) is an American New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity. He has written and edited 30 books, including t ...
says this reading is an Orthodox corrupt reading.
History
The manuscript was copied by a monk named Ephraim. He copied 1739 from an uncial exemplar from the 4th century.
It was discovered by E. von der Goltz in 1897 at Mount Athos
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and is usually known by his name. A collation was made by Morton S. Enslin (in Kirsopp Lake
Kirsopp Lake (7 April 187210 November 1946) was an English New Testament scholar, Church historian, Greek Palaeographer, and Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard Divinity School.
He had an uncommon breadth of interests. His ma ...
''Six Collations'').
The codex is housed at the Great Lavra
The Monastery of Great Lavra ( el, Μονή Μεγίστης Λαύρας) is the first monastery built on Mount Athos. It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of . The founding of the monastery in AD 963 by Athanasi ...
(B 184), in Athos
Athos may refer to:
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* Athos (character), one of the title characters in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père
* Athos (mythology), one of the Gigantes in Greek mythology
* Athos Fadiga ...
.
See also
* List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000)
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial).Eberhard Nestle, Erwin Nestle, Barbara Aland and Kurt Aland (eds), ''Novum Testamentum Graece'', 27th edition, (S ...
* Biblical manuscripts
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* Textual criticism
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Notes
References
Further reading
* M.-J. Lagrange, "Critique textuelle II". Pages 470–471 in ''La Critique rationelle''. Paris, 1935.
* Kim, K. W. "Codices 1582, 1739, and Origen". ''Journal of Biblical Literature
The ''Journal of Biblical Literature'' (''JBL'') is one of three academic journals published by the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). First published in 1881, ''JBL'' is the flagship journal of the field. ''JBL'' is published quarterly and inc ...
'' 69 (1950): 167.
* J. Neville Birdsall, ''A Study of MS. 1739 and its Relationship to MSS. 6, 424, 1908, and M'' (unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 1959)
* J. Neville Birdsall
''Collected papers in Greek and Georgian textual criticism''
Texts and Studies vol. 3, Gorgias Press LLC, 2006, p. 81.
* Günther Zuntz
Günther Zuntz (28 January 1902 – 3 April 1992), German-English classical philologist, professor of Hellenistic Greek and Bible scholar. He obtained a D.Phil. from the University of Marburg in 1928 and was later a professor at the University of M ...
''Opuscula selecta; classica, hellenistica christiana''
Manchester University Press ND, 1972, pp. 284-290.
External links
MS 1739 in Microfilm
at the Library of Congress
at the ''Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism''
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Greek New Testament minuscules
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Athos manuscripts
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