Minuscule 608 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), OΘ 44 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically, it has been assigned to the 14th century.[2] The manuscript includes a variety of textual and marginal annotations, making its structure complex. Formerly it was labeled by 129a and 156p.[3]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Acts, Pauline epistles |
|---|---|
| Date | 14th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Size | 29.4 cm by 20.7 cm |
| Type | mixed |
| Category | none |
Description
editThe codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles on 388 parchment leaves (size 29.4 cm by 20.7 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 41 or more lines per page.[2] Scrivener noted: "The text is sometimes suppressed".[3] The text of the Catholic epistles is surrounded by a catena.[3][4]
The order of books: Acts, Pauline epistles, and Catholic. The Epistle to the Hebrews is placed after the Epistle to Philemon.[4]
Text
editThe Greek text of the codex is a mixture of text-types. Aland did not place it in any Category.[5]
History
editThe manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Johann Martin Augustin Scholz. It was slightly examined by Scholz and Paulin Martin.[6] Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.[4]
Formerly it was labeled by 129a and 156p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 608 to it.[1]
The manuscript currently is housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 220), at Paris.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 69.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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. 294.
- ^ a b c Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 275.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 122
Further reading
edit- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 275.