Minuscule 117 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 506 (
Soden),
is a
Greek
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minuscule
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manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, on paper leaves.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.
[K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", '']Walter de Gruyter
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History
The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...
'', Berlin, New York 1994, p. 53. It has full
marginalia
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.
Description
The codex contains the text of the four
Gospel
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s on 202 paper leaves (size ),
[ with lacunae in Matthew 1:1-18; 15:18-39. The text is written in one column per page.][
It contains the ]Epistula ad Carpianum
The ''Epistula ad Carpianum'' ("Letter to Carpian") or Letter of Eusebius is the title traditionally given to a letter from Eusebius of Caesarea to a Christian named Carpianus. In this letter, Eusebius explains his ingenious system of gospel harmon ...
, the Eusebian Tables, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), incipits, synaxaria
Synaxarion or Synexarion (plurals Synaxaria, Synexaria; , from συνάγειν, ''synagein'', "to bring together"; cf. etymology of '' synaxis'' and ''synagogue''; Latin: ''Synaxarium'', ''Synexarium''; ; Ge'ez: ሲናክሳሪየም(ስንክ ...
, Menologion
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, subscriptions at the end Mark and John (as in Codex Sangallensis 48
Codex Sangallensis is a Greek-Latin diglot uncial manuscript of the four Gospels. It is designated by Δ or 037 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts, and ε76 in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts. The L ...
), numbers of , and pictures.scholia
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in red.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type
In the textual criticism of the New Testament, the Byzantine text-type (also called Traditional Text, Ecclesiastical Text, Constantinopolitan Text, Antiocheian Text, or Syrian Text) is one of the main Textual criticism#New Testament, text types. ...
. Hermann von Soden
Baron Hermann von Soden (16 August 1852 – 15 January 1914) was a German Biblical scholar, minister, professor of divinity, and textual theorist.
Life
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, 1852, Soden was educated at the University of Tübinge ...
classified it to the group Iφb.[ Aland did not place it to any ]Category
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. According to the Claremont Profile Method
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it represents the textual family Kx in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no Profile was made.
History
Place of origin of the manuscript is Eastern Mediterranean. It came to England in the first half of the 16th century.
The manuscript once belonged to Richard Bentley
Richard Bentley FRS (; 27 January 1662 – 14 July 1742) was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. Considered the "founder of historical philology", Bentley is widely credited with establishing the English school of Hellenis ...
.[ It was examined by Griesbach,][J. J. Griesbach, ''Symbolae crit.'', 1, p. CLXXXXIX-CCII.] Bloomfield, and Angelo Mai
Angelo Mai (''Latin'' Angelus Maius; 7 March 17828 September 1854) was an Italian Cardinal and philologist. He won a European reputation for publishing for the first time a series of previously unknown ancient texts. These he was able to discov ...
.[ ]C. R. Gregory
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* Letter C, the third letter in the alphabet.
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saw it in 1883.[
It is currently housed at the ]British Library
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(Harley Harley may refer to:
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MS 5731).[
]
See also
* List of New Testament minuscules
The list of New_Testament_minuscule, New Testament Minuscules ordered by Gregory–Aland index number is divided into three sections:
* List of New Testament minuscules (1–1000)
* List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000)
* List of New Test ...
* Biblical manuscript
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures (see '' Tefillin'') to huge polyglot codices (multi- ...
* Textual criticism
Textual criticism is a branch of textual scholarship, philology, and literary criticism that is concerned with the identification of textual variants, or different versions, of either manuscripts (mss) or of printed books. Such texts may rang ...
References
Further reading
* J. J. Griesbach
''Symbolae criticae ad supplendas et corrigendas variarum N. T. lectionum collectiones''
(Halle, 1793), pp. CLXXXXIX-CCII
* Cyril Ernest Wright, ''Fontes Harleiani: A Study of the Sources of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts in the British Museum'' (London: British Museum, 1972), pp. 70, 461.
* ''Summary Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts'' (London: British Library, 1999- ), I, pp. 181–82.
External links
Harley 5731
at the ''British Library''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0117
Greek New Testament minuscules
15th-century biblical manuscripts
Harleian Collection