Minuscule 831 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε117 ( von Soden), is an 11th-century 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. The manuscript is

lacunose A lacuna ( lacunae or lacunas) is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or musical work. A manuscript, text, or section suffering from gaps is said to be "lacunose" or "lacunulose". Weathering, decay, and other damage to o ...

Description

The

codex The codex (plural codices ) was the historical ancestor of the modern book. Instead of being composed of sheets of paper, it used sheets of vellum, papyrus, or other materials. The term ''codex'' is often used for ancient manuscript books, with ...

contains the text of the

Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke), or simply Luke (which is also its most common form of abbreviation). tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. Together with the Acts of the Apostles, it makes up a two-volu ...

(19:25-25:53) and

Gospel of John The Gospel of John ( grc, Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην, translit=Euangélion katà Iōánnēn) is the fourth of the four canonical gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "sig ...

, on 69 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page. The original codex contained text of the four Gospels. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), and according to the smaller Ammonian Sections. The numbers of the are given at the left margin, but there are not (''titles'') at the top of the pages. The numbers of the Ammonian Sections are given at the margin, but there are no references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains the table of the (''table of contents'') before Gospel of John, lectionary markings at the margin (for church reading), incipits, and subscriptions at the end of each Gospels.

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 ...

classified it to the textual family K^x.

Kurt Aland Kurt Aland (28 March 1915 – 13 April 1994) was a German theologian and biblical scholar who specialized in New Testament textual criticism. He founded the '' Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung'' (Institute for New Testament Textua ...

placed it in Category V. 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 K^x in Luke 20. In Luke 1 and Luke 10 the manuscript is defective, and textual profile in these chapters is not possible. The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is placed at the end of the Gospel of John.

History

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 ...

dated the manuscript to the 11th century, Scrivener to the 12th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the

INTF The Institute for New Testament Textual Research (german: Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung — INTF) at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is to research the textual history of the New Testament and to reconstruct its G ...

to the 11th century. The manuscript was examined and described by Antonio Rocci in 1882.Antonio Rocci, ''Codices cryptenses, seu Abbatiae Cryptae Ferratae in Tusculano digesti et illustrati'' (Tusculanum 1883). It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (629) and Gregory (831^e). Gregory saw it in 1886. Currently the manuscript is housed at the Biblioteca della Badia (A' α. 17), in Grottaferrata.

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