Summary
Minuscule 2464 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 213 parchment leaves. Dated palaeographically to the 9th century. The text is written in one column per page, in 26 lines per page.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Acts, General epistles, Paul † |
|---|---|
| Date | 9th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Monastery of St. John the Theologian |
| Type | Alexandrian / Byzantine |
| Category | II |
Description edit
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, General epistles, and Pauline epistles with considerable lacunae. 52 leaves were damaged by water.
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. The basic text is the late Alexandrian, with some Byzantine text-type readings. The Romans is almost purely Byzantine. It has 6956 textual variants. Kurt Aland placed it in Category II.[2]
The codex currently is housed at the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (Ms. 742), in Patmos.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 190.
- ^ 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. 137. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
Further reading edit
- F. J. Leroy, Le Patmos St Jean 742 (Gregory 2464), Utrecht 1973.
External links edit
Article edit
- Manuscript 2464 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
Text edit
- Billy R. Todd, Collation of the Codex 2464