Minuscule 373 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 500 (
Soden),
is a
Greek
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**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
minuscule
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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 paper.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.
It has
marginalia
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Biblical manuscripts
Biblical manuscripts have ...
.
Description
The codex contains the text of the four
Gospel
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s on 221 paper leaves () with
lacunae at the end of
John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
. The text is written in one column per page, in 46 lines with text of commentary.
[ The biblical text is surrounded by a ]catena
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.[
The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241 Sections, the last in 16:20), whose numbers are given at the margin, but without 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 ...
.[
It contains subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, and numbers of .]
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.
According to the Claremont Profile Method
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it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20. It creates pair with 301
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.
History
The manuscript formerly belonged to Cardinal Sirleti (1514-1585), who became a librarian of the Vatican Library.
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794–1852). C. R. Gregory
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* Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...
saw it in 1886.[
The manuscript is currently housed at the ]Vatican Library
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(Vat. gr. 1423) in Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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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
15th-century biblical manuscripts
Manuscripts of the Vatican Library