Minuscule 306
Minuscule 306 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θε21 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[2]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Matthew, John † |
|---|---|
| Date | 12th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Size | 28.2 cm by 20.5 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew and Gospel of John on 559 parchment leaves (28.2 cm by 20.5 cm) with lacunae (John 21:1-8.24.25). The text is written in one column per page, in 25 lines per page.[2] The biblical text is surrounded by a catena.[3] Matthew and John have a Theophylact's commentary.[3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4]
History
The manuscript once belonged to Jean Hurault de Boistaillé (as codex 10, 203, 263, 301, 314).[3] It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794–1852).[5]
The manuscript was examined by Wettstein, Scholz (1794–1852), and Paulin Martin.[6] C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.[3]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 197) at Paris.[2]
References
- Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 58.
- Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 65. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: Hinrichs. p. 178.
- 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.
- 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. 225.
- Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs relatifs au Nouveau Testament, conservés dans les bibliothèques de Paris (Paris 1883), p. 81.
Further reading
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 178.