Minuscule 919 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α113 ( von Soden), is an 11th-century Greek

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manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has not survived in complete condition.

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The

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contains the text of the

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, and Book of Revelation, on 265 parchment leaves (size ) with some lacunae. The texts of Acts 15:6-18:19; James 1:21-1 Peter 3:6; Romans 6:9-11:26 were supplied by later hand. It lacks texts of James 1:23-2:6; Titus 3:11-Philemon 16; Apocalypse 19:-fin. The text is written in one column per page, and 23 lines per page. It contains lectionary markings at the margin for liturgical ruse and scholia added by several other hands.

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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 placed in Category V. This means it is a representative of the Byzantine text-type.

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According to

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 ...

the manuscript was written in the 12th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the

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to the 11th century. It was described by Montana, who sent a description to Kelly. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (207^a) and Gregory (235^a, 125^r). In 1908 Gregory gave the number 919 to it. It is currently housed in the Biblioteca de El Escorial (Y. III. 6) in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 919 Greek New Testament minuscules 11th-century biblical manuscripts

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