Minuscule 308
| Text | Paul, Acts † |
|---|---|
| Date | 14th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | British Library |
| Size | 21 cm by 18 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
| Note | in bad condition |
Minuscule 308 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 456 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[2] Formerly it was labelled by 20a and 25p.[3]
Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 145 paper leaves (21 cm by 18 cm) with numerous lacunae. The text is written in one column per page, in 22-23 lines per page.[2]
It contains Prolegomena to the Catholic epistles and subscriptions at the end of each sacred book.[3] The manuscript has survived in bad condition and almost illegible in some parts.[4] The Pauline epistles precede the Acts and Catholic epistles.[4]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[5]
History
The manuscript was examined by Wettstein and Casley. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.[3]
Formerly it was labelled by 20a and 25p. Gregory in 1908 gave number 308 for it.[1]
The manuscript is currently housed at the British Library (Royal I B. 1) at London.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 59.
- 1 2 3 Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 65. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- 1 2 3 Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, 1. Leipzig: Hinrichs. p. 264.
- 1 2 Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament 1 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 285.
- ↑ 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. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
Further reading
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments 1. Leipzig: Hinrichs. p. 264.