| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospels † |
|---|---|
| Date | 11th/12th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Biblioteca Nacional |
| Size | 20 by 15 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Minuscule 2437 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 220 parchment leaves (20 by 15 cm). Paleographically it has been assigned to the 11th or 12th century.
Description
The codex contains almost complete text of the four Gospels with some lacunae. The text is written in one column per page, 24 lines per page. Quotations from the Old Testament are marked. It contains some pictures.
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual cluster 1519 in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
It is currently housed at the Biblioteca Nacional (I. 2) at Rio de Janeiro. It is the most ancient manuscript of the New Testament housed in Latin America.
See also
References
- ^ K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 188.
- 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. 139. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- Wisse, Frederik (1982). The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 86. ISBN 0-8028-1918-4.
- Paulo José Benício, Análise Filológica e Teológica da Abertura do Evangelho Segundo Marcos no Manuscrito 2437 Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- Bruce M. Metzger, "Un Manuscrito greco dos quatro evangelhos na Biblioteca Nacional do Rio de Janeiro", Revista teológica 2 (Rio de Janeiro, 1952-1953), pp. 5-10.
External links
- Paulo José Benício, Análise Filológica e Teológica da Abertura do Evangelho Segundo Marcos no Manuscrito 2437