Minuscule 236 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 358 (
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.
Paleographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.
[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] It has
marginalia
Marginalia (or apostils) are marks made in the margins of a book or other document. They may be scribbles, comments, glosses (annotations), critiques, doodles, drolleries, or illuminations.
Biblical manuscripts
Biblical manuscripts have ...
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Description
The codex contains the text of the four
Gospels, on 256 parchment leaves (size ), with some
lacunae (John 9:29-fin.).
[ The text is written in one column per page, 20 lines per page.][ Seven leaves are paper. It is beautifully written.][
The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, with some (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections.][
It contains ]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 ...
, Menologion
Menologium (), also written menology, and menologe, is a service-book used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.
From its derivation from Greek , ''menológion'', from μήν ''m ...
, Eusebian Canon tables, some lectionary markings at the margin, and tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
History
According to Scrivener the manuscript was derived from codex 440
Year 440 (CDXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valentinianus and Anatolius (or, less frequently, year 1193 ''Ab urbe ...
.[
The manuscript is currently housed in the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham (Braithwaite Greek MS 3).][
]
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
* J. Rendel Harris
James Rendel Harris ( Plymouth, Devon, 27 January 1852 – 1 March 1941) was an English biblical scholar and curator of manuscripts, who was instrumental in bringing back to light many Syriac Scriptures and other early documents. His contacts at t ...
, ''On a New Manuscript of the Four Gospels'', Haverford College Studies 4 (1890), 22-27.
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Greek New Testament minuscules
11th-century biblical manuscripts