Minuscule 42 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α107 ( Von Soden), known as ''Codex Maedicaeus'' is a

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of the

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on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. It has marginalia.

Description

The codex contains the text of the

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, Catholic epistles,

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, Rev, on 303 parchment leaves (), with some lacunae (Acts 2:2-34; 2 Pt 1:2; 1 John 5:11-21; Rev 18:3-13). The text is written in one column per page, 22-23 lines per page. It contains lists of the (''tables of contents'') before each book, numbers of the (''chapters'') at the margin, but no (''titles'') at the top of the pages, lectionary equipment at the margin (for liturgical use), and numbers of stichoi. According to

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it is carelessly written. According to the subscription at the end of the Epistle to the Romans, the Letter was written προς Ρωμαιους εγραφη απο Κορινθου δια Φοιβης της διακονου; the same subscription appears in manuscripts: 90, 216,

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, 462,

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*, 642;

Text

Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not assigned in any

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. Its text has some resemblance with minuscule 51 and the

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. According to

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codex "exhibits many readings of the same class as codices 1, 13, 33, but its authority has the less weight". In Revelation 8:13, it gives the unique reading of "ἀγγέλου ὡς ἀετοῦ" (angel like an eagle).Bruce M. Metzger, ''A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament'' (2001), p. 669.

History

Currently the manuscrit has been assigned by the INTF to the 11th century. The codex was used by Ludolph Kuster in edition of Mill's ''Novum Testamentum'' in 1710. Mill ascribed it as "exemplar Regium Maedicaeum", and remarked its resemblance to the

Codex Angelicus Codex Angelicus designated by Lap or 020 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 5 ( von Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th century. Formerly it was known as ''Codex Passione ...

. Nicholas Westermann collated its text. It was quoted by

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in his translation of the New Testament. It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Wettstein. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1891. It is currently housed at the Stadtarchiv Frankfurt (Oder) (Gr. 24) at Frankfurt (Oder).

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* R. Waltz
Minuscule 42
At the ''Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism'' (2007) {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0042 Greek New Testament minuscules 11th-century biblical manuscripts

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