Minuscule 5 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 453 (in von Soden's numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a Greek

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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 printed or reproduced in ...

of the

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, on 342

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leaves. Using the study of comparative writing styles (

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), it has been dated to the 13th century.

Description

The manuscript is a codex (precursor to the modern book), containing the entire New Testament except the

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 ...

written on parchment (sized ). The order of books is as follows:

Acts The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message ...

, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles and Gospels. Within the Pauline epistles, Hebrews is placed before 1 Timothy, and Colossians precedes Philippians. The text is written in one column per page, 28 lines per page. It has marginalia. The text is divided according to chapters (known as / ''kephalaia''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and the titles of chapters ( / ''titloi'') at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections (an early division of the Gospels into sections). In Mark there are 234 Sections, the last at , with 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 ...

(another early division of the Gospels into sections, and where they overlap), written below the Ammonian Section numbers. It contains tables of contents (also known as ''kephalaia'') before each book, and the

Euthalian Apparatus The Euthalian Apparatus is a collection of additional editorial material, such as divisions of text, lists, and summaries, to the New Testament's Book of Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. This additional material appears at the beginni ...

(a division of the rest of the books into sections, similar to the Ammonian sections, along with lists and summaries). According to biblical scholar Frederick H. A. Scrivener, it is a carefully written manuscript.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is considered 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 fo ...

. The text-types are groups of different New Testament manuscripts which share specific or generally related readings, which then differ from each other group, and thus the conflicting readings can separate out the groups. These are then used to determine the original text as published; there are three main groups with names: Alexandrian,

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, and

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. Hermann von Soden classified it to the commentated Byzantine text. The Greek text of the Catholic epistles and Pauline epistles were placed by textual critic Kurt Aland in Category III of his New Testament manuscript text classification system; the Greek text of Acts he placed in Category V; and the Greek text of the Gospels he placed in Category V, but with some hesitation. Category III manuscripts are described as having "a small but not a negligible proportion of early readings, with a considerable encroachment of yzantinereadings, and significant readings from other sources as yet unidentified"; and Category V is for "Manuscripts with a purely or predominantly Byzantine text." 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 classi ...

(a specific analysis method of textual data), it has mixed text in

Luke 1 Luke 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. With 80 verses, it is one of the longest chapters in the New Testament. This chapter describes the birth of John the Baptist and the events leading up ...

, mixed Byzantine text in

Luke 10 Luke 10 is the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the sending of seventy disciples by Jesus, the famous parable about the Good Samaritan, and his visit to the house of Mary and Martha.Hall ...

, and belongs to the textual group 1519 in

Luke 20 Luke 20 is the twentieth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the teaching of Jesus Christ in the temple in Jerusalem, especially his responses to questions raised by the Pharisees and Sadducees.Ha ...

. In it reads καιρω (''the season'') for κυριω (''the Lord''), a reading supported by the manuscripts Codex Claromontanus (D)*, Codex Augiensis (F), Codex Boernerianus (G), it, and

Origen Origen of Alexandria, ''Ōrigénēs''; Origen's Greek name ''Ōrigénēs'' () probably means "child of Horus" (from , "Horus", and , "born"). ( 185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theo ...

. (UBS3) The ending of the Epistle to the Romans has verse 16:24 omitted, as also seen in codices

Codex Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus ( Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscript ...

(), Codex Alexandrinus (A), Codex Vaticanus (B), Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (C), Minuscule 81, 263, 623,

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, 1838, 1962, it, vg, sa, bo, eth, and Origen.

History

It was probably written originally in Calabria. It was used by

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in his Editio Regia (a critical edition of the Greek New Testament), and designated by him as δ'. It was examined by biblical scholars

Johann Jakob Wettstein Johann Jakob Wettstein (also Wetstein; 5 March 1693 – 23 March 1754) was a Swiss theologian, best known as a New Testament critic. Biography Youth and study Johann Jakob Wettstein was born in Basel. Among his tutors in theology was Samuel Wer ...

Johann Martin Augustin Scholz Johann Martin Augustin Scholz (8 February 1794 – 20 October 1852) was a German Roman Catholic orientalist, biblical scholar and academic theologian. He was a professor at the University of Bonn and travelled extensively throughout Europe ...

, and Paulin Martin. Biblical scholar Caspar René Gregory saw the manuscript in 1884. It was not cited in the modern critical Greek New Testaments NA26 and NA27, but it was used by NA28. The codex is currently located at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 106) in

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References

External links

* R. Waltz
Minuscule 5
at the ''Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism'' (2007)
Online images of Minuscule 5
at the

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0005 Greek New Testament minuscules 13th-century biblical manuscripts Bibliothèque nationale de France collections

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