Minuscule 611 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 250 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[2] The manuscript is lacunose. Formerly it was labeled by 133a and 166p.[3]

Minuscule 611
New Testament manuscript
TextActs of the Apostles, Pauline epistles
Date12th century
ScriptGreek
Now atTurin National University Library
Size20.4 cm by 14.6 cm
TypeByzantine text-type
Categorynone
Handclear large hand

Description edit

The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 295 parchment leaves (size 20.4 cm by 14.6 cm), with lacunae (Acts 1:1-8; Romans 1:1-11). The lacking text was supplied by a later hand. It is written in one column per page, 24 lines per page,[2] in a clear large hand.

It contains Prolegomena and pictures. The text of the Catholic epistles is surrounded by a catena.[3][4]

The order of books: Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. Hebrews is precede 1 Timothy.[4]

Text edit

Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category.[5]

According to Hort it has good text in the Catholic epistles with remarkable readings.[3]

History edit

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Johann Martin Augustin Scholz. It was examined by Hort and Pasinus. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]

Formerly it was labeled by 133a and 166p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 611 to it.[1]

The manuscript was destroyed by fire.[2]

The manuscript currently is housed at the Turin National University Library (C. VI. 19), at Turin.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 69.
  2. ^ a b c d K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 83.
  3. ^ a b c Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 294.
  4. ^ a b c Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 276.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ 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. pp. 133, 139. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.

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