Minuscule 850 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), Κ
ι20 (
von Soden),
is a 12th-century
Greek
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minuscule manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced i ...
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 Chris ...
on parchment. The manuscript has no complex content.
Description
The
codex
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contains the text of the
Gospel of John
The Gospel of John ( grc, Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην, translit=Euangélion katà Iōánnēn) is the fourth of the four canonical gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "sig ...
(7:25-10:18) on 381 parchment leaves (size ), with a
catena. The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page.
The biblical text is surrounded by a
catena, the commentary is of
Cyril's authorship.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the
Alexandrian text-type
In textual criticism of the New Testament, the Alexandrian text-type is one of the main text types. It is the text type favored by the majority of modern textual critics and it is the basis for most modern (after 1900) Bible translations.
Over 5 ...
.
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 Textual ...
did not place the Greek text of the codex in any
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.
History
F. H. A. Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 10th century,
[ ]C. R. Gregory
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* Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...
dated it to the 12th century.[ Currently the manuscript 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 ...
to the 12th century.[
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (729e)][ and Gregory (850e). Gregory saw it in 1886.][
Currently the manuscript is housed at the ]Vatican Library
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(Barb. gr. 504), in Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
.[
]
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
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures (see ''Tefillin'') to huge polyglot codices (multi-li ...
* Textual criticism
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References
Further reading
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External links
*
Minuscule 504
at the DigiVatLib
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Greek New Testament minuscules
12th-century biblical manuscripts
Manuscripts of the Vatican Library