Minuscule 937 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1137 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 of the New Testament on parchment. 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 ...

and was prepared for liturgical use. The manuscript has not survived in complete condition.

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 four Gospels, on 256 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 22 lines per page. The leaves are arranged in sedez. 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 ...

at the end (John 21:11-25). In John 14:22-15:5 it was supplied by later hand. It contains '' Epistula ad Carpianum'', but it lacks the Eusebian Canon Tables. It uses lectionary markings at the margin for liturgical use.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine.

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 it represents textual Family K^x in Luke 1, Luke 10 and Luke 20. The manuscript is a fragmentary in Luke 20.

History

The manuscript was dated by Gregory to the 11th century. Currently it 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 codex 937 was seen by Gregory at the Dionysiou monastery (29), in

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the penins ...

. Currently the manuscript is housed at the Dionysiou monastery (161 (29)) in Athos. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by

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 ...

(937^e). It was not on the Scrivener's list, but it was added to this list by Edward Miller in the 4th edition of A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. It is not cited in critical editions of the

Greek New Testament Greek New Testament refers to the New Testament in Koine Greek. It may also refer to the following texts: * ''Novum Instrumentum omne'' * ''Textus Receptus'', the basis of the King James Bible * ''Novum Testamentum Graece'', a critical edition of t ...

(UBS4, NA28).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 937 Greek New Testament minuscules 11th-century biblical manuscripts Athos manuscripts Dionysiou Monastery

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