Minuscule 801
Minuscule 801 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ553 (von Soden),[1][2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century. The manuscript has complex contents.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospels, Acts, Paul |
|---|---|
| Date | 15th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | National Library of Greece |
| Size | 21 cm by 14.5 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
| Note | – |
Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, Acts of the Apostles and Pauline epistles, on 324 paper leaves (size 21 cm by 14.5 cm).[3] Folios 324-327 were supplied by a later hand.[1] The text is written in one column per page, 26-29 lines per page.[3][4]
It contains Prolegomena, lists of the κεφαλαια (chapters) before each sacred book (with a Harmony), lectionary markings at the margin, incipits, αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions at the end each book, numbers of στιχοι, and Euthalian Apparatus.[5] Subscriptions were added by a later hand.[1]
The order of books is unusual: Book of Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, and Gospels. A similar order appears in 393, 592.[5]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx.[6] Aland placed it in Category V.[7]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it has mixed Byzantine text in Luke 1 and represent the textual family Kx in Luke 10 and Luke 20. It belongs to the textual subgroup 35.[6]
The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is marked by an obelus.[5]
History
According to Gregory the manuscript was written in the 15th century.[5] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 15th century.[4]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (801e, 264a, 313p). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[5]
The manuscript is now housed at the National Library of Greece (130) in Athens.[3][4]
References
- Soden, von, Hermann (1902). Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte. Vol. 1. Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Duncker. p. 117.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 75.
- Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 94. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 223.
- Wisse, Frederik (1982). The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 66. ISBN 0-8028-1918-4.
- 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. pp. 139. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
Further reading
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 223.