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.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Acts, Paul, Revelation |
|---|---|
| Date | 11th century |
| Script | Greek-Armenian |
| Now at | National Library of France |
| Size | 28.9 cm by 22.7 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian, Byzantine |
| Category | II, V |
| Note | marginalia |
Formerly it was assigned by 301a, 259p, and 102r.[3]
Description
editThe 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] The text is written in two columns per page, 36 lines per page.[2]
It contains prolegomena, Journeys and death of Paul (as codices 102, 206, 216, 468, 614, 665, 909, 912), table of contents (known as κεφαλαια / kephalaia) before each book, lectionary equipment at the margin, subscriptions at the end of each book, and the number of lines (known as στιχοι / stichoi).[3]
Text
editThe 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
editThe manuscript once belonged to the Archbishop of Tarsus (1153-1198).[3] 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] It was formerly designated by the numbers 301a, 259p, and 102r before receiving its now more common number in 1908 of 256.[3][1]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Armen. 27 (9)) at Paris, France.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs. p. 57.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 285.
- ^ 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. 132. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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. 223.
Further reading
edit- 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
editOnline images of Minuscule 256 (Digital Microfilm) at the National Library of France.