Minuscule 596 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θε 12 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.[2] The manuscript is lacunose. It was labelled by Scrivener as 465.[3] It has marginalia.

Minuscule 596
New Testament manuscript
TextGospel of Matthew-Gospel of Mark
Date11th century
ScriptGreek
Now atBiblioteca Marciana
Size29.5 cm by 21 cm
TypeByzantine text-type
CategoryV
Notemarginalia

Description

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The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew-Gospel of Mark on 228 parchment leaves (size 29.5 cm by 21 cm) with lacunae. The codex ends in Mark 12:17. The text is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page.[2]

It contains the lists of the κεφαλαια, numerals of the κεφαλαια (chapters) at the left margin, the τιτλοι (titles) at the top. It contains a Theophylact's commentary.[4]

Text

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

History

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Formerly it was held in "Archivo" in Venice. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener. It was examined by Dean Burgon. Gregory saw it in 1886.[4]

The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I,57 (995)), at Venice.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 69.
  2. ^ a b c K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 82.
  3. ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 243.
  4. ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  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.

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