Minuscule 454

Minuscule 454
New Testament manuscript
Folio 1 verso
Folio 1 verso
TextActs of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles
Date10th century
ScriptGreek
Now atLaurentian Library
Size33 cm by 25 cm
TypeByzantine
CategoryV

Minuscule 454 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Ο 8 (in the Soden numbering),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.[2] Formerly it was labeled by 84a and 94p.[3]

Description

The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 244 parchment leaves (33 cm by 25 cm).[2] It lacks Hebrews 13:21-25.[4] The test is written in two columns per page, in 32 lines per page.[2]

The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.[4]

It contains Prolegomena, tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each book, subscriptions at the end of each book, with numbers of στιχοι, and a commentaries (Chrysostom's on the Acts, Nicetas on all the Epistles).[4]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[5]

The order of books: Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles (Hebrews placed before 1 Timothy).[4]

History

The manuscript was examined and slightly collated by Birch and Scholz.[3][4] Antonio Maria Biscioni published its facsimile in 1752. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[4]

The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).[6]

Formerly it was labeled by 84a and 94p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 454 to it.[1]

It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library (Plutei IV. 1) in Florence.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 64.
  2. ^ a b c d Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 74. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  3. ^ a b Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 291.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. pp. 271–272.
  5. ^ Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  6. ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 322.

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