Minuscule 518 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), 504 (Scrivener's numbering),
ε 263 (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 of the
New Testament, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.
It was adapted for liturgical use, it has
marginalia
Marginalia (or apostils) are marks made in the margins of a book or other document. They may be scribbles, comments, glosses (annotations), critiques, doodles, drolleries, or illuminations.
Biblical manuscripts
Biblical manuscripts have ...
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Description
The codex contains the complete text of the four
Gospels on 249 parchment leaves (size ) with only one
lacunae (Matthew 16:2-17). The text is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and the (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller
Ammonian Sections (in Mark 240 Sections, the last in 16:19), (no references the
Eusebian Canons).
It contains prolegomena (to Luke), the Eusebian tables, tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), incipits, (lessons), 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), and pictures (portrait of Luke and John).
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the
Byzantine text-type.
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 I
φr group, it is similar to M group with
Codex Campianus.
placed it in
Category V.
According to the
Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family
Πa in
Luke 1 (except beginning of Luke 1) and
M 27 in
Luke 10 and
Luke 20.
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History
In 1727 the manuscript came from Constantinople to England and was presented to archbishop of Canterbury, William Wake, together with the manuscripts 73, 74, 506
Year 506 (Roman numerals, DVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flavius Ennodius Messala, Messala and Areobindus Dagalai ...
-520
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Year 520 ( DXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Vitalianus (or, less frequently, ye ...
. Wake presented it to the Christ Church College in Oxford.[
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament minuscule manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (504)][ and ]C. R. Gregory
C. or c. may refer to:
* Century, sometimes abbreviated as ''c.'' or ''C.'', a period of 100 years
* Cent (currency), abbreviated ''c.'' or ''¢'', a monetary unit that equals of the basic unit of many currencies
* Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...
(518), who saw it in 1883.[
It is currently housed at the Christ Church (Wake 36) in Oxford.][
]
See also
* List of New Testament minuscules
* 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
References
Further reading
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External links
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Greek New Testament minuscules
12th-century biblical manuscripts