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Minuscules codices contain commentaries and other additional matter, like the List of the Seventy Apostles, short Biographies of the Apostles, Summaries of the journeys of St. Paul. Since 9th century some manuscripts have notes with the date and place of the composition of the different NT books. Some manuscripts informed about name of scribe and date of composition of the manuscript, but date usually reckoning from the Creation of the world. It was the Byzantine manner. Only in few minuscule codices is the date reckoned from the Birth of Christ. |
Minuscules codices contain commentaries and other additional matter, like the List of the Seventy Apostles, short Biographies of the Apostles, Summaries of the journeys of St. Paul. Since 9th century some manuscripts have notes with the date and place of the composition of the different NT books. Some manuscripts informed about name of scribe and date of composition of the manuscript, but date usually reckoning from the Creation of the world. It was the Byzantine manner. Only in few minuscule codices is the date reckoned from the Birth of Christ. |
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Since the time of [[Johann Jakob Wettstein|J. J. Wettstein]] the minuscules manuscripts have been indicated by Arabic numerals, but the numbers in each of the four groups of the books of the New Testament beginned with 1, in result the same one number had three of four manuscripts (f.e. 1<sup>eap</sup>, 1<sup>r</sup>). System of Wettstein was improved by Scrivener, and Gregory. [[Kurt Aland]] renumbered manuscripts, and now every minuscule manuscript has different number. |
Since the time of [[Johann Jakob Wettstein|J. J. Wettstein]] the minuscules manuscripts have been indicated by Arabic numerals, but the numbers in each of the four groups of the books of the New Testament beginned with 1, in result the same one number had three of four manuscripts (f.e. 1<sup>eap</sup>, 1<sup>r</sup>). From the other hand different parts of the same manuscript had different numbers (f.e. 18<sup>evv</sup>, 113<sup>Acts</sup>, 132<sup>Paul</sup>, and 51<sup>Apoc</sup>). |
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System of Wettstein was improved by Scrivener, and Gregory. [[Kurt Aland]] renumbered manuscripts, and now every minuscule manuscript has different number. |
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Now we have 2882 uncial codices catalogued by the [[Institute for New Testament Textual Research|(INTF)]] in [[Münster]]. |
Now we have 2882 uncial codices catalogued by the [[Institute for New Testament Textual Research|(INTF)]] in [[Münster]]. |
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Revision as of 00:24, 13 October 2008
A New Testament minuscule is a copy a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial).[1][2] Most of the minuscules are still written on parchment. Paper was used since 12th century.
New Testament minuscules are distinct from:
- New Testament papyri — written on papyrus and more ancient;
- New Testament uncials — written in uncial script (large, does not connected) letters and generally more ancient; and,
- List of New Testament lectionaries — usually written minuscule (but some in uncial) letters and generally contemporary.
Minuscules codices contain commentaries and other additional matter, like the List of the Seventy Apostles, short Biographies of the Apostles, Summaries of the journeys of St. Paul. Since 9th century some manuscripts have notes with the date and place of the composition of the different NT books. Some manuscripts informed about name of scribe and date of composition of the manuscript, but date usually reckoning from the Creation of the world. It was the Byzantine manner. Only in few minuscule codices is the date reckoned from the Birth of Christ.
Since the time of J. J. Wettstein the minuscules manuscripts have been indicated by Arabic numerals, but the numbers in each of the four groups of the books of the New Testament beginned with 1, in result the same one number had three of four manuscripts (f.e. 1eap, 1r). From the other hand different parts of the same manuscript had different numbers (f.e. 18evv, 113Acts, 132Paul, and 51Apoc). System of Wettstein was improved by Scrivener, and Gregory. Kurt Aland renumbered manuscripts, and now every minuscule manuscript has different number.
Now we have 2882 uncial codices catalogued by the (INTF) in Münster.
List of named or notable minuscule codices
- The numbers (#) are the now standard system of Caspar René Gregory.
- Dates are estimated to the nearest 50 year increment.
- Content generally only describes sections of the New Testament: Gospels (Gosp), The Acts of the Apostles (Acts), Pauline Epistles (Paul), and so on. Sometimes the surviving portion of a codex is so limited that specific books, chapters or even verses can be indicated. Linked articles, where they exist, generally specify content in detail, by verse.
See also
- Categories of New Testament manuscripts
- List of New Testament papyri
- List of New Testament uncials
- List of New Testament lectionaries
- List of New Testament Latin manuscripts
References
- ^ de:Eberhard Nestle, de:Erwin Nestle, Barbara Aland and Kurt Aland (eds), Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th edition, (Stuttgart: de:Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2001).
- ^ http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=minuscule definition of minuscule
External links
- Sortable lists
- Complete list of NT Minuscule Manuscripts
- New Testament Greek MSS ordered by century (Compiled by Maurice Robinson)
- A Table of Greek Manuscripts
- Greek Manuscript Quick Reference - The Life Foundations Nexus
- Sortable articles
- Images of minuscules manuscripts
Bibliography
- K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, pp. 47-215.
- K. Aland, B. Aland, The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Text Criticism, transl. E.F. Rhodes, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1995 (3th ed.).
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