Minuscule 314 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), O¹¹ ( Soden), is a

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manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced ...

of the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. Formerly it was labelled by 23^a, 28^p, and ^6r.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles,

Pauline epistles The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute. Among these epistles are some of the earliest ext ...

, and

Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament (and consequently the final book of the Christian Bible). Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book o ...

on 299 parchment leaves () with numerous lacunae. The text is written in one column per page, biblical text in 22 lines per page, text of commentary in 57-66 lines per page. According to Scrivener it is "a beautiful little book". ; Lacunae Acts 1:1-3:10; 3:10-11:13; 14:9-26; 17:6-19; 20:28-24:12 1 Peter 2:2-16; 3:7-21; 2 Corinthians 9:14-11:9; Gal 1:1-18; Ephesians 6:1-19; Philippians 4:7-23; Rev 1:10-17; 9:11-17; 17:10-18:8; 20:1-22:21. Acts 1:1-3:10 was supplied in the 14th century. It contains lists of the (''tables of contents'') before each sacred book, Euthalian Apparatus, Prolegomena, and

scholia Scholia (singular scholium or scholion, from grc, σχόλιον, "comment, interpretation") are grammatical, critical, or explanatory comments – original or copied from prior commentaries – which are inserted in the margin of t ...

on the Epistles.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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. Aland placed it in Category V.

History

The manuscript was written in

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. It was examined by Richard Bentley (χ'), John Mill (Baroc.), Caspar, Johann Jakob Wettstein, Johann Jakob Griesbach (only 1 Cor. 15), and Bloomfield.S. T. Bloomfield
''Critical Annotations: Additional and Supplementary on the New Testament''
(1860) C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883. Formerly it was labelled by 23^a, 28^p, and ^6r. In 1908 Gregory gave number 314 for it. A full Commentary on the Apocalypse, was edited by

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in 1840. The manuscript is currently housed at the

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(MS. Barocci 3) at

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MS Barocci 3
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MS Barocci 3
Bodleian catalogue record * R. Waltz

at the ''Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0314 Greek New Testament minuscules 11th-century biblical manuscripts Bodleian Library collection

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