Minuscule 256
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Minuscule 256 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), α216 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts),[1] is a Greek-Armenian minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, written on parchment. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the 11th century.[2] It was adapted for liturgical use.
Formerly it was assigned by 301a, 259p, and 102r.[3]
Description
The manuscript is a codex (precursor to the modern book), containing the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, and Book of Revelation, on 323 parchment leaves (28.9 cm by 22.7 cm), with some gaps.[2]Template:R/superscript The text is written in two columns per page, 36 lines per page.[2]Template:R/superscript
It contains prolegomena, Journeys and death of Paul (as codices 102, 206, 216, 468, 614, 665, 909, 912), table of contents (known as Script error: No such module "Lang". / kephalaia) before each book, lectionary equipment at the margin, subscriptions at the end of each book, and the number of lines (known as Script error: No such module "Lang". / stichoi).[3]Template:R/superscript
Text
The Greek text of the codex is considered a representative of the Alexandrian text-type in the Pauline epistles, and the Byzantine elsewhere.[4]
The ending of the Epistle to the Romans has an unusual order of verses: 16:23; 16:25-27; 16:24 (as in codices P 33 104 263 365 436 459 1319 1573 1837 1852 syrp arm).[5]
History
The manuscript once belonged to the Archbishop of Tarsus (1153-1198).[3]Template:R/superscript It was examined and described by Paulin Martin.[6] The manuscript was collated by Christian F. Matthaei[7] and Herman C. Hoskier (only Apocalypse).
Gregory saw it in 1885.[3]Template:R/superscript It was formerly designated by the numbers 301a, 259p, and 102r before receiving its now more common number in 1908 of 256.[3]Template:R/superscript[1]Template:R/superscript
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Armen. 27 (9)) at Paris, France.[2]Template:R/superscript
See also
References
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- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b c d K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 62.
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- ↑ UBS3, p. 576.
- ↑ Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au Nouveau Testament, conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 123
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Further reading
- Christian Frederick Matthaei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine (Riga, 1782-1788). (as 13 and 14)
- Herman C. Hoskier, Concerning the Text of the Apocalypse (London, 1929), vol. 1, pp. 347–352.
External links
Online images of Minuscule 256 (Digital Microfilm) at the National Library of France.