Minuscule 431 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 268 (in the Soden numbering), is a

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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 Chri ...

, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. It has marginalia. It is known as ''Codex Molsheimensis''.

Description

The codex contains the text of the

except the

Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament (and consequently the final book of the Christian Bible). Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book of ...

on 275 parchment leaves (). It is written in one column per page, in 28-33 lines per page. The large initial letters are in gold. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and the (''titles'') at the top of the pages. It contains the

Epistula ad Carpianum The ''Epistula ad Carpianum'' ("Letter to Carpian") or Letter of Eusebius is the title traditionally given to a letter from Eusebius of Caesarea to a Christian named Carpianus. In this letter, Eusebius explains his ingenious system of gospel harmo ...

, Prolegomena, tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each book, lectionary markings at the margin (later hand), and the

Euthalian Apparatus The Euthalian Apparatus is a collection of additional editorial material, such as divisions of text, lists, and summaries, to the New Testament's Book of Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. This additional material appears at the beginni ...

. The

Pericope Adulterae Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (or the ) is a passage (pericope) found in John 7:53– 8:11 of the New Testament. It has been the subject of much scholarly discussion. In the passage, Jesus was teaching in the Second Temple after com ...

(John 7:53-8:11) was added by a later hand in the 15th century (as in codex

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). The order of books:

Gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words a ...

Acts The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message ...

, Pauline epistles, Catholic epistles.

Text

The Greek text of the Acts of the Apostles and the Catholic epistles Aland placed in Category III. It exhibits a remarkable text. The text of the Pauline epistles and Apocalypse has lower value, it is a representative of the

Byzantine text-type In the textual criticism of the New Testament, the Byzantine text-type (also called Majority Text, Traditional Text, Ecclesiastical Text, Constantinopolitan Text, Antiocheian Text, or Syrian Text) is one of the main text types. It is the form fo ...

. Aland 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 classi ...

it belongs to the textual cluster 1167. According to Scrivener it has "many unusual readings" (probably it refers to the Acts). In Acts 12:18 it reads μεγας for ουκ ολιγος, the reading is supported by 94,

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, 1175, 2818, cop^sa, arm. In Acts 18:17 it reads παντες οι Ιουδαιοι for παντες; the reading is supported by

minuscule 307 Minuscule 307 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Aπρ11 ( Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. It has marginalia. Aland's III Category. Descri ...

History

The manuscript formerly belonged to Domfrauen von Andlau. In 1607 it was presented to the Jesuits Collegium in

Molsheim Molsheim () is a commune and a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

(hence name of the codex) in Alsace. Jesuit Hermann Goldhagen made some extracts from the codex in 1753. Arendt made a collation from it. The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852). C. R. Gregory saw it in 1891. The codex is 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 ...

(NA26).NA26, p. 705. It is currently housed at the Priesterseminarium (1) in Strasbourg.

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Minuscule 431
at the ''Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0431 Greek New Testament minuscules 12th-century biblical manuscripts

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