Minuscule 203
Minuscule 203 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 203 (Soden),[1] is a modern Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[2]
New Testament manuscript | |
Text | New Testament (except Gospels) |
---|---|
Date | 12th century |
Script | modern Greek |
Now at | British Library |
Size | 21.5 cm by 29.5 cm |
Type | Byzantine text-type |
Category | V |
Description
The codex contains the text of the New Testament (except Gospels) on 149 parchment leaves (size 21.5 cm by 29.5 cm), with some lacunae.[2][3] The order of books: Pauline epistles, Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, Apocalypse.[4] It contains non-biblical material at the end with a list of the errors condemned by the Seven Ecumenical Councils.[5]
It is written in one column per page, in 32-33 lines per page.[4]
It has Euthalian Apparatus.[5]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[6]
History
The scribe of the codex was named Andreas.[5]
It was examined by Birch and Scholz. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[4]
It is currently housed at the British Library (Add MS 28816), in London.[2]
References
- Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 55.
- K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 59.
- "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 166.
- R. Waltz, Minuscule 203 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
- 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. 138. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
Further reading
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 167.
External links
- "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- Minuscule 203 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism