Minuscule 232 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 455 (
Soden),
is a
Greek minuscule
Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (or more formally ''majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (or more formally ''minuscule'') in the written representation of certain languages. The writing ...
manuscript of the
New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a
colophon to the year 1302.
[K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", '' Walter de Gruyter'', Berlin, New York 1994, p. 61.] Scrivener deciphered the date as the year 1292.
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Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels, on 289 parchment leaves (size ).[ The leaves are arranged in quarto (four leaves in quire).][Emmanuel Miller]
''Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la bibliothèque de l'Escurial''
(Paris 1848), p. 281. The text is written in one column per page, 20-22 lines per page.[
It contains the (''titles of chapters'') at the top and double ]Synaxarion
Synaxarion or Synexarion (plurals Synaxaria, Synexaria; el, Συναξάριον, from συνάγειν, ''synagein'', "to bring together"; cf. etymology of ''synaxis'' and ''synagogue''; Latin: ''Synaxarium'', ''Synexarium''; cop, ⲥⲩⲛⲁ ...
.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
History
There is an inscription from 1514 made by one of its owners, Zacharias.[
It was described by Daniel Gotthilf Moldenhawer, who collated it about 1783 for Andreas Birch.][ It was also collated by Matthaei. It was briefly described by Emmanuel Miller. Miller deciphered the date of the colophon as 1292.][
It is currently housed at the ]Escurial
Escurial is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin) ...
(Cod. Escurialensis, y. III. 7).[
]
See also
* List of New Testament minuscules
* Biblical manuscript
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures (see ''Tefillin'') to huge polyglot codices (multi-ling ...
* Textual criticism
References
Further reading
* Emmanuel Miller
''Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la bibliothèque de l'Escurial''
(Paris 1848), p. 281.
*
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Greek New Testament minuscules
12th-century biblical manuscripts