Minuscule 254

Minuscule 254 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ΟΘ42 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it had been assigned to the 11th century.[2] Formerly it was labelled by 251a, 301p, 122r.[3] Scrivener labelled it by 201a, 396p, 86r.[4] It has marginalia.

Minuscule 254
New Testament manuscript
TextNew Testament (except Gospels)
Date14th century
ScriptGreek
Now atNational Library of Greece
Size25 cm by 17 cm
TypeAlexandrian/Byzantine
CategoryIII/V
Notemarginalia

Description

The codex contains the text of the Acts, Catholic epistles, Paul, Book of Revelation on 453 paper leaves (25 cm by 17 cm), with lacunae at the beginning and end. The text is written in 1 column per page, 42 lines per page.[2] The biblical text is surrounded by a commentary (catena).[3]

The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin.[3]

It contains prolegomena, tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before sacred books, and Menologion. It has commentaries of Theophylact and Andreas Caesariensis.[3][4]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type in the Catholic epistles, and the Byzantine text-type elsewhere. Kurt Aland placed it in Category III in Catholic epistles and in Category V elsewhere.[5]

History

The manuscript was examined by Matthaei and Hoskier. Hoskier collated the text of the Apocalypse.[6]

C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[3] Formerly it was labelled by 251a, 301p, 122r.[3] In 1908 Gregory gave number 254 for it.[1]

Currently the manuscript is housed at the National Library of Greece (490) in Athens.[2]

See also

References
  1. Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 57.
  2. 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.
  3. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 284.
  4. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. 1 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 298.
  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. 132. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  6. Herman C. Hoskier, Concernig the Text of the Apocalypse (London 1929), vol. 1, pp. 747-751.

Further reading
  • C. F. Matthei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine (Riga, 1782-1788). (as 11)
  • Herman C. Hoskier, Concernig the Text of the Apocalypse (London 1929), vol. 1, pp. 747–751.
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