Minuscule 325 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), α 111 (
Soden),
is a
Greek
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minuscule
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manuscript
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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 parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.
Formerly it was labelled by 30
a, 36
p, and 9
r.
It has
marginalia
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Biblical manuscripts
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.
Description
The codex contains the text 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 ...
(except Gospels) on 233 parchment leaves () with some
lacunae. The text is written in one column per page, in 24 lines per page.
[ It begins with text of Acts 15:19, but the text from Acts 15:19 to 2 John was supplied in the 13th century.][
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each book, some numerals of the (''chapters'') are given at the margin, subscriptions at the end of each book, and numbers of . It has numerous notes.]
The order of books: Acts
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 message ...
, 3 John, Jude, Jude, Apocalypse
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, and 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 ...
(as in 175, 336).[
]
Text
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.
History
Robert Huntington
Robert Huntington (1637–1701) was an English churchman, orientalist and manuscript collector. He was Provost of Trinity College Dublin and Bishop of Raphoe.
Life
He was second son of the Rev. Robert Huntington, curate of Deerhurst in Gloucest ...
brought this manuscript from the East to England (along with minuscule 67
Minuscule 67 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 150 ( von Soden), known as ''Codex Galei Londinensis'', is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. The ...
).
It was used by John Mill (Hunt 1). C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[
Formerly it was labelled by 30a, 36p, and 9r. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 325 to it.][
The manuscript is currently housed at the ]Bodleian Library
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(Auct. E. 5. 9) at Oxford
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.[
]
See also
* List of New Testament minuscules
The list of New Testament Minuscules ordered by Gregory-Aland index number is divided into three sections:
* List of New Testament minuscules (1–1000)
* List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000)
* List of New Testament minuscules (2001– ...
* 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
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References
Further reading
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Greek New Testament minuscules
11th-century biblical manuscripts