Minuscule 847 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering) is a 12th-century
Greek
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minuscule
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manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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on parchment. The manuscript has no complex content.
Description
The
codex contains the text of the
Gospel of Matthew
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and
Gospel of Mark on 280 parchment leaves (size ), with a
catena. The text is written in one column per page, 33 lines per page.
The biblical text is surrounded by a
catena.
[
It contains the tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, Synaxarion, subscriptions at the end of the Gospels, and numbers of .]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type
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. 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 ...
the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category
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.
History
F. H. A. Scrivener
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and C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[ Other palaeographers dated it to the 14th century.][ Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 12th century.][
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (723e)][ and Gregory (847e). Gregory saw it in 1886.]Biblioteca Angelica
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(Ms. 36), in Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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.[
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See also
* 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
* Textual criticism
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* Minuscule 846
Minuscule 846 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Νλ29 ( von Soden), is a 14th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has no complex content.
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel ...
References
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Greek New Testament minuscules
12th-century biblical manuscripts