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Minuscule 916

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Minuscule 916
New Testament manuscript
TextBook of Acts
Date12th century
ScriptGreek
Now atEscurial
Size26.8 cm by 19.3 cm
TypeByzantine text-type
CategoryV

Minuscule 916 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Οπρ20 (von Soden),[1][2] is a 12th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has not survived in complete condition.

Description

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The codex contains the text of the Book of Acts, on 32 parchment leaves (size 26.8 cm by 19.3 cm) with lacuna[3][4] after Acts 10:47.[2]

The text is written in one column per page, and 15-25 lines per page.[3][4]

It contains lectionary markings at the margin and scholia (since Acts 1:1 to 7:60).[2][5]

The original manuscript contained complete text of the Book of Acts and Catholic epistles.[2]

Text

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Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex placed in Category V.[6] It means it is a representative of the Byzantine text-type.[7]

History

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According to C. R. Gregory the manuscript was written in the 12th century.[5] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 12th century.[4]

It was described by Montana, who sent a description to Mr. Kelly.[8]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (204a)[8] and Gregory (232a).[5] In 1908 Gregory gave the number 916 to it.[1]

It is currently housed in the Biblioteca de El Escorial (C. III. 3) in Escurial.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 79.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. 273.
  3. ^ a b c Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 101. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  4. ^ a b c d "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 283.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Aland, Kurt (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Grand Rapids. pp. 106, 159.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ a b 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. 299.

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