Minuscule 492 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 433 (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 ...
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 parchment. It is dated by a
colophon to the year 1325 or 1326.
Scrivener labeled it by number 577.
The manuscript has complex contents.
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four
Gospel
Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...
s on 269 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 24 lines per page. According to Scrivener it is beautifully written.
The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, with the (''titles'') at the top of the pages.
It contains the tables of (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, some (later hand), and pictures. Liturgical books with hagiographies
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 ...
were added by a later hand.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the
Byzantine text-type.
Aland placed it in
Category V.
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 ...
included it to the textual family
Kx. It was confirmed by
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 ...
in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.
History
The manuscript was written by Constantin, a monk, for the wish of Archimadrite Kallinikus, in the monastery of the Saint Demetrius. It was once at Sinai, then it belonged to the
Bishop Butler's collection (as
491
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Year 491 ( CDXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Olybrius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 12 ...
and
493
Year 493 ( CDXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Eusebius (or, less frequently, year 1246 '' Ab urbe ...
).
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 ...
(577) and
Gregory (492). It was examined by Scrivener and
Bloomfield.
Edward Maunde Thompson published facsimile.
[''Facsimiles of Ancient Manuscripts'', ed. E. M. Thompson and others, I (London, 1903-1912); New Pal Soc I, 130.]
It is currently housed at the
British Library
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(Add MS 11838) in
London
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.
See also
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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
Textual criticism is a branch of textual scholarship, philology, and of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification of textual variants, or different versions, of either manuscripts or of printed books. Such texts may range in ...
References
Further reading
* A. Turyn, ''Dated Greek Manuscripts of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries in the Libraries of Great Britain'', Dumbarton Oaks Series XVII (Washington, D.C., 1980), p. 60, 90.
* ''Facsimiles of Ancient Manuscripts'', ed.
E. M. Thompson and others, I (London, 1903-1912); New Pal Soc I, 130.
External links
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Greek New Testament minuscules
14th-century biblical manuscripts
British Library additional manuscripts