Minuscule 460 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 397 (in the Soden numbering), is a

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of the

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, on parchment. The manuscript is lacunose. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. Formerly it was labelled by 96^a and 109^p.

Description

The codex contains the text of the

Acts of the Apostles The Acts of the Apostles (, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; ) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of The gospel, its message to the Roman Empire. Acts and the Gospel of Luke make u ...

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, and

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 ...

on 302 parchment leaves () with some lacunae (Acts 1:1-12; 25:21-26:18; Philemon). It is written in three columns per page, in 28 lines per page. The order of books:

Acts The Acts of the Apostles (, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; ) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire. Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-par ...

, and

(

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placed before

1 Timothy The First Epistle to Timothy is one of three letters in the New Testament of the Bible often grouped together as the pastoral epistles, along with Second Timothy and Titus. The letter, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, consists m ...

). The manuscript is trilingual: Greek, Latin, and Arabic. According to the subscription at the end of the

Epistle to the Romans The Epistle to the Romans is the sixth book in the New Testament, and the longest of the thirteen Pauline epistles. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by Paul the Apostle to explain that Salvation (Christianity), salvation is offered ...

, the Letter was προς Ρωμαιους εγραφη απο Κορινθου δια Φοιβης της διακονου της εν Κεγχρεαις εκκλησιας. The same subscription appears in manuscripts:

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241 Year 241 ( CCXLI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gordianus and Pompeianus by the Romans (or, less frequently, year 994 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denominat ...

466 __NOTOC__ Year 466 (Roman numerals, CDLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Leo I (emperor), Leo and Tatianus (or, less frequently, year 1219 ''Ab urbe ...

, 469,

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, 618, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1932, followed by

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Text

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did not place the Greek text of the codex in any

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. The text of Romans 16:25-27 is following 14:23, as in

Codex Angelicus Codex Angelicus designated by Lap or 020 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 5 ( von Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th century. Formerly it was known as ''Codex Passione ...

Codex Athous Lavrensis The Codex Athous Laurae is a manuscript of the New Testament written in Greek uncial letters on parchment. It is designated by Ψ or 044 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts, and δ 6 in the von Soden numbering of New Test ...

, 0209,

Minuscule 181 Minuscule 181 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 101 ( Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. Formerly it was labelled by 40a, 46p, and 12r. It h ...

326

330 __NOTOC__ Year 330 ( CCCXXX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallicanus and Tullianus (or, less frequently, year 1083 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denominat ...

451 __NOTOC__ Year 451 ( CDLI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcianus and Adelfius (or, less frequently, year 1204 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 4 ...

614 __NOTOC__ Year 614 ( DCXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 614 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe ...

1241 1877 1881 1984 1985 2492 2495. In

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1:9 it has additional reading "".ΝΑ26, p. 557. In Titus 1:11 it has additional reading "". In Hebrews 7:1 it has additional reading "". The reading of the codex is not supported by any manuscript. In 1 John 5:7-8, (Folio 115v) the Greek column omits the '' Heavenly Witnesses,'' but the Latin column maintains the dubious verse after the earthly witnesses (v. 8), and the ending of v. 6 in the Latin reads: ''Sps est veritas'' (Line 11). In the Arabic column, ''on earth'' is added (Line 13), being part of the spurious verse's addition.

History

Gregory dated it to the 13th or 14th century. Scrivener dated it to the 11th century. Currently it is dated by the

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to the 13th century. The manuscript came from the monastery of St. Micheal de Troyna in

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. The manuscript was examined by

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. It was partially collated by G. F. Rinck. According to Scrivener it is an important copy, which text often resembling

Minuscule 618 Minuscule 618 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 261 ( von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzg ...

, but according to

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its text is "schlecht" (''poor''). Gregory saw it in 1886. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz. Formerly it was labelled by 96^a and 109^p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 460 to it. It is currently housed at the

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(Gr. Z. 11 (379)) in

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Lausanne: Vital-IT, SIB. Retrieved 29 March 2018. {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0460 Greek New Testament minuscules 13th-century biblical manuscripts

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