Minuscule 453
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Minuscule 453 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A πρ40 (in the Soden numbering),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on a parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[2] Formerly it was labelled by 81a.[3]
Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles on 295 parchment leaves (35 cm by 27.3 cm).Template:R The text is written in two columns per page, in 32 lines per page.Template:R
It contains Prolegomena to the Acts, table of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (tables of contents) to the Acts, numbers of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (chapters) to the Acts are given at the margin, the Script error: No such module "Lang". (titles) in Acts and epistles, and a commentary.[4]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a mixture of text-types. Aland placed it in Category III.[5]
In Acts 8:37 it has additional verse together with the manuscripts Codex Laudanius, 323, 945, 1739, 1891, 2818 (formerly 36a), and several others.[6]
In Acts 8:39 instead of πνεῦμα κυρίου (spirit of the Lord) it has unusual textual variant Script error: No such module "Lang". (the Holy Spirit fell on the eunuch, and an angel of the Lord caught up Philip) supported by several minuscule manuscripts: Codex Alexandrinus, 94, 103, 307, 322, 323, 385, 467, 945, 1739, 1765, 1891, 2298, 36a, itp, vg, syrh.[6]
In Acts 20:28 it reads του κυριου — Papyrus 74, A, C*, D, E, Ψ, 33, 36, 945, 1739, 1891, instead of Alexandrian του Θεου or Byzantine του κυριου και του Θεου.[7]
History
The manuscript was dated by Scrivener to the 11th century.Template:R Gregory dated it to the 14th century.Template:R Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 14th century.Template:R
The manuscript was examined by Birch in some passages of the Acts (1:24; 20:26.27.28.29.32) and by Scholz in some passages of the 1 John (4:16; 5:7.20).[3] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).[8] Formerly it was labelled by 81a. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 453 to it.Template:R
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Barb. gr. 582) in Rome.[2]
See also
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References
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- ↑ a b Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece, 26th edition, p. 345; Bruce M. Metzger, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament (Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft: Stuttgart 2001), p. 316.
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Further reading
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External links
- Minuscule 453 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism