Minuscule 489 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 459 (in the Soden numbering), 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 ...

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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 paper. It is dated by a Colophon to the year 1315 or 1316. Scrivener labeled it by number 507. The manuscript is lacunose.

Description

The codex contains the text of the

except

Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament (and consequently the final book of the Christian Bible). Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book of R ...

on 363 paper leaves (size ) with one

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(Acts 7:48-60). It is written in one column per page, 28 lines per page. The text of Acts 7:48-60 was supplied by later hand. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin of the text, and their (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. The text of the Gospels has also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections, whose numbers are written at the margin, with references to the Eusebian Canons. References are written below numbers of the Ammonian Sections. Number of sections is usual. It contains prolegomena, tables of the before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), subscriptions at the end of each book, (''lessons''),

Synaxarion Synaxarion or Synexarion (plurals Synaxaria, Synexaria; el, Συναξάριον, from συνάγειν, ''synagein'', "to bring together"; cf. etymology of ''synaxis'' and ''synagogue''; Latin: ''Synaxarium'', ''Synexarium''; cop, ⲥⲩⲛⲁ ...

, and

Menologion Menologium (), also written menology, and menologe, is a service-book used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. From its derivation from Greek , ''menológion'', from μήν ''m� ...

to the Gospels. It contains also (explanatory of using the Eusebian Canons) and much extraneous matter to the Epistles.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland did not place it in any Category. According to 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 represents the textual family Π^a in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20, as a core member. It creates textual pair with

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. In 1 Corinthians 2:1 it reads σωτηριον (''salvation'') for μυστηριον (''mystery''), the reading is supported only by ℓ ''598''^pt, and ℓ ''599''.

History

The manuscript has inelegantly written by a monk James from Mount Sinai. It came from the Pantokratoros monastery at Mount Athos and belonged to

Richard Bentley Richard Bentley FRS (; 27 January 1662 – 14 July 1742) was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. Considered the "founder of historical philology", Bentley is widely credited with establishing the English school of Hellen ...

(as did

Minuscule 477 Minuscule 477 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 350 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. Scrivener labelled it by number 50 ...

). The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by

Scrivener A scrivener (or scribe) was a person who could read and write or who wrote letters to court and legal documents. Scriveners were people who made their living by writing or copying written material. This usually indicated secretarial and admini ...

(507) and Gregory (489). Scrivener thoroughly examined and collated the text of the manuscript (in 1859). (as w) It is currently housed at the

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(B.X. 16) in

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Minuscule 489 (Gregory-Aland)
at the ''Trinity College Library Cambridge'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0489 Greek New Testament minuscules 14th-century biblical manuscripts

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