Minuscule 343 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 120 (
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.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.
It has full
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 ...
.
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four
Gospels on 283 parchment leaves (). The text is written in one column per page, in 21 lines per page.
[
The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 242 Sections, the last in 16:20), whose numbers are given at the margin, with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers).][
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum (added by a later hand), the Eusebian Canon tables, table of the (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, and pictures. Lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical reading) were added by later hand.]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden
Baron Hermann von Soden (16 August 1852 – 15 January 1914) was a German Biblical scholar, minister, professor of divinity, and textual theorist.
Life
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, 1852, Soden was educated at the University of Tübinge ...
classified it to the textual family Kx.[ Aland placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it creates the textual cluster 343 in Luke 1 and Luke 10. In Luke 20 it has a mixture of the Byzantine text-families.]
History
The manuscript was written by Presbyter Antony, a monk, on September 1. According to the colophon: η των αγατων πραγματων αγγελια ειληφε τελος μηνι σεπτεμβριω πρωτω ημερα μεν ην πρωτη της εβδομαδος ινδικτ. δε ανουσα η τριτη χειρι γραφεισα ευτελους πρεσβυτερος Αντωνιω τουνομα και μοναχος παντων εσχατος. οσοι δε χριστου υποκυπτοντες νομω και εν η εκ πεθου σπυδεως μελετωντες. ευχεσθε αυτω τω ταλαν πρεσβυτη οπως δια των υμων ευχων παρασχει χριστος αυτ αφεσιν, πολλων οφειληματων ινα και υμεις μιστον λημψησυη παντες παρ' αυτου του αιροντος τας αμαρτιας.
It was partly examined by Scholz (Matthew and John). Burgon saw this manuscript. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).C. R. Gregory
C. or c. may refer to:
* Century, sometimes abbreviated as ''c.'' or ''C.'', a period of 100 years
* Cent (currency), abbreviated ''c.'' or ''¢'', a monetary unit that equals of the basic unit of many currencies
* Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...
saw it in 1886.[
The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana (H. 13 sup.) in Milan.][
]
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. M. A. Scholz, ''Biblisch-kritische Reise'' (Leipzig, 1822), p. 70-73.
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Greek New Testament minuscules
11th-century biblical manuscripts