A
New Testament minuscule
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in Greek minuscule, a small, cursive Greek language script (developed from Uncial script, Uncial). Most of the minuscules are still written on parchment. Paper was used s ...
is a copy of a portion of the
New Testament
The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ...
written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from
Uncial
Uncial is a majuscule script (written entirely in capital letters) commonly used from the 4th to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. Uncial letters were used to write Greek and Latin, as well as Gothic, and are the current style for ...
).
Eberhard Nestle
Eberhard Nestle (1 May 1851, Stuttgart – 9 March 1913, Stuttgart) was a German biblical scholar, textual critic, orientalist, editor of the '' Novum Testamentum Graece'', and the father of Erwin Nestle.
Life
Nestle was a son of the upper tr ...
, Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle (22 May 1883 in Münsingen, Germany – 21 November 1972 in Ulm, Germany), son of Eberhard Nestle, was a German scholar who continued editing his father's "Nestle Edition" of the New Testament
The New Testament (NT) is t ...
, Barbara Aland and Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland (28 March 1915 – 13 April 1994) was a German theologian and Biblical studies, biblical scholar who specialized in New Testament textual criticism. He founded the ''Institute for New Testament Textual Research, Institut für neutest ...
(eds), ''Novum Testamentum Graece
(''The New Testament in Greek'') is a critical edition of the New Testament in its original Koine Greek published by ''Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft'' (German Bible Society), forming the basis of most modern Bible translations and biblical crit ...
'', 27th edition, (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft
The Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft ("German Bible Society") is a religious foundation regulated by public law. It is involved in publishing and in spreading the message of the Bible.
The Society publishes the Bible in the original languages and in ...
, 2001).
Below is the list of New Testament minuscules 1 to 1000.
For other related lists, see:
*
Lists of New Testament minuscules
The list of New_Testament_minuscule, 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 Test ...
*
List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (2001–3000)
Legend
* The numbers (#) are the now standard system of
Caspar René Gregory
Caspar René Gregory (November 6, 1846 – April 9, 1917) was an American-German theologian.
Life
Gregory was born to Mary Jones and Henry Duval Gregory in Philadelphia. He was the brother of the American zoologist Emily Ray Gregory. After comp ...
, often referred to as the
Gregory–Aland numbers.
* Included among the cataloged minuscules are the following types of manuscripts, color coded:
* Dates are estimated to the nearest 100 year increment where the specific date is unknown.
* Content generally only describes sections of the New Testament:
Gospel
Gospel originally meant the Christianity, Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the second century Anno domino, AD the term (, from which the English word originated as a calque) came to be used also for the books in which the message w ...
s, The
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles (, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; ) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of The gospel, its message to the Roman Empire.
Acts and the Gospel of Luke make u ...
(Acts),
Pauline epistles
The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute. Among these epistles are some of the earliest ext ...
, and so on. Sometimes the surviving portion of a codex is so limited that specific books, chapters or even verses can be indicated. Linked articles, where they exist, generally specify content in detail, by verse.
* Digital images are referenced with direct links to the hosting web pages, with the exception of those at the
INTF
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research ( — INTF) at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is to research the textual history of the New Testament and to reconstruct its Greek initial text on the basis of the entire manuscri ...
. The quality and accessibility of the images is as follows:
† Indicates the manuscript has damaged or missing pages.
P Indicates only a portion of the books were included.
S Indicates lost portions of manuscript replaced via supplement of a later hand.
abs (''Abschrift'') Indicates manuscript is a copy. All of these have now received new numbers from the INTF.
Brackets around the Gregory–Aland number indicate the manuscript belongs to an already numbered manuscript, was formerly numbered as a copy of another manuscript, was found not to be a continuous text manuscript, was found to be written in modern Greek rather than
Koine Greek
Koine Greek (, ), also variously known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the koiné language, common supra-regional form of Greek language, Greek spoken and ...
, or has been destroyed.
Gallery
File:Harley 5776 f. 6.JPG, Minuscule 65
File:Harleianus 5537 (first page of 1 Epistle of John).jpg, Minuscule 104
Minuscule 104 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 103 ( Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Ku ...
File:Harleianus 5540, first page of Matthew.jpg, Minuscule 114
File:Harleianus 5557 (first page of Colossians).jpg, Minuscule 321
File:Harley 5620 First page from the Acts.jpg, Minuscule 322
File:Codex Harleianus 5613, fol. 1.jpg, Minuscule 385
File:Minuscule 447.jpg, Minuscule 447
File:Codex Harleianus 5790 (folio 4).jpg, Minuscule 448
File:Codex Burney 18 Luke 1.jpg, Minuscule 480
File:Harleian 5538, folio 174.jpg, Minuscule 505
See also
*
List of New Testament papyri
A New Testament papyrus is a copy of a portion of the New Testament made on papyrus. To date, over 140 such papyri are known. In general, they are considered the earliest witnesses to the original text of the New Testament.
This elite status amo ...
*
List of New Testament uncials
A New Testament uncial is a section of the New Testament in Greek or Latin majuscule letters, written on parchment or vellum. This style of writing is called ''Biblical Uncial'' or ''Biblical Majuscule''.
New Testament uncials are distinct fr ...
*
List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (2001–3000)
*
List of New Testament minuscules ordered by Location/Institution
*
List of New Testament lectionaries
A New Testament Lectionary is a handwritten copy of a lectionary, or book of New Testament Bible readings. Lectionaries may be written in majuscule or minuscule Greek letters, on parchment, papyrus, vellum, or paper. Eberhard Nestle, Erwin Nest ...
*
List of New Testament amulets
Lists of minuscules (1–1000)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (1–100)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (101–200)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (201–300)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (301–400)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (401–500)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (501–600)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (601–700)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (701–800)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (801–900)
*
List of New Testament minuscules (901–1000)
References
Sources
*
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:New Testament minuscules
1-1000
New Testament-related lists
Greek New Testament manuscripts
Literature lists