The Codex M. p. th. f. 67, designated by 11A (Beuron system), is an 8th or 9th century

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

Gospel Book A Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels (Greek: , ''Evangélion'') is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament – normally all four – centering on the life of Jesus of Nazar ...

. The text, written on

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, it was known as a manuscript of

Vulgate The Vulgate (; also called (Bible in common tongue), ) is a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible. The Vulgate is largely the work of Jerome who, in 382, had been commissioned by Pope Damasus I to revise the Gospels u ...

. The manuscript contains the text of the four Gospels on 192 parchment leaves (32 by 21 cm). It is written in two columns per page, 20 lines per column.''Die Pergamenthandschriften der Ehemaligen Dombibliothek Würzburg''
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Description

The text of the codex is mixed, which combines Old Latin and Vulgate readings. Two portions John 1:1 – 5:40 and John 12:34 – 13:10 of the text can be categorized as Old Latin version. Many non-Vulgate readings in these passages are shared with other Old Latin codices (notably

Codex Rehdigeranus Codex Rehdigerianus designated by ''l'' or by 11 (in Besauron numbering), is a medieval Latin manuscript written on parchment, which was held in the city library of Breslau. The manuscript is attributed to Cassiodorus II of St. Elisabeth's Church, ...

), while other variants peculiar to this manuscript correspond to citations by

Augustine Augustine of Hippo ( , ; la, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berbers, Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia (Roman pr ...

and

Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian presbyter, priest, Confessor of the Faith, confessor, th ...

.H. A. G. Houghton, ''A Newly Identified Old Latin Gospel Manuscript: Würzburg Universitätsbibliothek M.p.th.f.67'', Journal of Theological Studies, 2009 60(1), p. 1. It is one of the very few Latin witnesses to an additional phrase in John 8:9. The text of the Synoptic Gospels have not been collated they too have a partial Old Latin affiliation, especially in the Gospel of Matthew.

History

The manuscript probably was written in Breton. Old Latin parts were discovered in 2009 by H. A. G. Houghton. Currently it is housed at the

University of Würzburg The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (also referred to as the University of Würzburg, in German ''Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg'') is a public research university in Würzburg, Germany. The University of Würzburg is one of ...

(M. p. th. f. 67) at

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References

External links

Otto Harrasowitz, ''Die Pergamenthandschriften der Ehemaligen Dombibliothek Würzburg'' (1984)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wurzburg Universitatsbibliothek Cod. M. P. Th. F. 67 Vetus Latina New Testament manuscripts Vulgate manuscripts 9th-century biblical manuscripts

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