Minuscule 562 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 604 (in the
Soden numbering),
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.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 16th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number 522.
Description
The codex contains the text of the
Gospel of John
The Gospel of John () is the fourth of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "Book of Signs, signs" culminating in the raising of Lazarus (foreshadowing the ...
on the first 58 leaves (size ). The leaves 59-78 contain Mithridates.
[CSNTM description]
/ref> The manuscript was written by many hands.[ The writing is in one column per page, 20 lines per page.][ It contains Latin (''chapters'') at the left margin.]
Text
It does not contain the text of Pericope Adulterae
Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (or the ) is a passage (pericope) found in John 7:53–John 8#Pericope adulterae, 8:11 of the New Testament. It is considered by many to be Pseudepigrapha, pseudepigraphical.
In the passage, Jesus was t ...
(John 7:53-8:11).
Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category
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.
History
The manuscript was announced by Gustav Haenel.[ It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (522). Gregory saw it in 1883.][
Currently the manuscript is housed at the ]Glasgow University Library
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( Ms. Hunter 170) in Glasgow
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.[
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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 ...
* Minuscule 560
Minuscule 560 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1288 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number ...
* Minuscule 561
Minuscule 561 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1289 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number ...
References
Further reading
* Gustavus Haenel, ''Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum qui in bibliothecis Galliae, Helvetiae, Belgii, Britaniae M., Hispaniae, Lusitaniae Asservantur'', Lipsiae 1830.
* W. H. P. Hatch, ''Facsimiles and descriptions of minuscule manuscripts of the New Testament'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1951), C
External links
Minuscule 562
at the ''CSNTM''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0562
Greek New Testament minuscules
16th-century biblical manuscripts
University of Glasgow Library collection