Minuscule 2445 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering). It 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
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...
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 ...
, on 116 parchment leaves (16.3 cm by 13 cm). It is dated
paleographically to the 12th century.
[K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', '']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 1994, p. 188 A large part of the codex lost.
Description
Originally the codex contained the text of the four
Gospel
Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...
s. Actually it has some
lacunae, at the beginning, end, and inside (Luke 1:1-17; John 1:1-12). It contains text of Mark 7:10-John 7:32. The text is written in one column per page, in 20-22 lines per page.
[ The initial letters in red. It has breathings and accents.
It contains tables of the , numbers of the at the margin, the at the top of the pages, the Ammonian Sections, references to the ]Eusebian Canons
Eusebian canons, Eusebian sections or Eusebian apparatus, also known as Ammonian sections, are the system of dividing the four Gospels used between late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The divisions into chapters and verses used in modern texts d ...
.
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type
In the textual criticism of the New Testament, the Byzantine text-type (also called Majority Text, Traditional Text, Ecclesiastical Text, Constantinopolitan Text, Antiocheian Text, or Syrian Text) is one of the main text types. It is the form fou ...
. Aland placed it in Category V.
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 ...
.
It contains spurious texts of Luke 22:43-44 and John 5:3.4.
The codex now is located in the Bible Museum Münster
Bible Museum Münster is a museum located in Münster, Germany, telling the story of the Bible from its handwritten beginnings until today. The main focus lies on the tradition of Greek New Testament as well as the German Bible. The museum forms pa ...
(Ms. 5).[
]
See also
* List of New Testament minuscules (2001–)
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, ...
* Textual criticism
Textual criticism is a branch of textual scholarship, philology, and of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification of textual variants, or different versions, of either manuscripts or of printed books. Such texts may range in ...
* Bible Museum Münster
Bible Museum Münster is a museum located in Münster, Germany, telling the story of the Bible from its handwritten beginnings until today. The main focus lies on the tradition of Greek New Testament as well as the German Bible. The museum forms pa ...
Gallery
File:Minuscule 2445 (GA) 004.jpg, Mark 8:13-29
File:Minuscule 2445 (GA) 025.jpg, Mark 15:6-27
References
External links
Manuscripts of the Bible Museum
Images of manuscript 2445 at the CSNTM
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Greek New Testament minuscules
12th-century biblical manuscripts