Minuscule 48
| New Testament manuscript | |
_end_of_John.jpg) | |
| Text | Gospels |
|---|---|
| Date | 12th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Bodleian Library |
| Size | 28.5 cm by 22.5 cm |
| Type | ? |
| Category | none |
| Note | marginalia |
Minuscule 48 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, made of parchment. It is designated by the siglum 48 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts, and as A232 in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts.[1] Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the 12th century.[2][3] It has complex contents with some marginal notes.
Description
The manuscript is a codex (precursor to the modern book format), containing the complete text of the four Gospels written on 145 leaves (sized 28.5 cm by 22.5 cm) with a commentary.[4][5] The text is written in two columns per page, 30 lines per page.[2][3][5]
The text is divided according to the chapters (known as κεφαλαια / kephalaia), whose numbers are given in the margin.[4] It contains the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning written in blue, red, green, and gold ink,[5] which were possibly added later in the 13th century.[5]
It includes subscriptions at the end of the Gospels, with the numbers of phrases (known as ρηματα / rhemata), and numbers of lines (known as στιχοι / stichoi) written at the end of each Gospel, with some marginal notes added by the first scribe,[4] scholia from the later hand, and pictures.[6] The pictures are portraits of the four evangelists, likely added in the 15th or 16th century.[5] Headpieces and titles have been written in gold ink.[5]
It appears that two copyists worked on adding the surrounding catena, with one working on Matthew and John, the other on Mark and Luke.[5] The copyist who added the catena in Matthew and Mark also added the chapter titles in the top margin.[5]
Text
Biblical scholar Kurt Aland did not place the Greek text of this codex in any Category of his New Testament manuscript classification system.[7] It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method (a specific analysis of textual data).[8] Accordingly the textual character of the codex is unknown.
History
The earliest history of the manuscript is unknown. It was apparently acquired by diplomat and scholar Sir Thomas Bodley (d. 1613) sometime during 1605-1611.[5] It was used by biblical scholar John Mill for his edition of the Greek New Testament (noted as Bodl. 7).[6] It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by textual critic Johann J. Wettstein.[4] Biblical scholar Caspar René Gregory saw it in 1883.[4]
Biblical scholar Johann M. A Scholz dated the manuscript to the 13th century, but it was dated by Gregory to the 12th century.[4] It is currently assigned by the INTF to the 12th century.[2][3] It is presently housed at the Bodleian Library (shelf number MS. Auct.D.2.17), in Oxford.[2]
In 2025, the CSNTM sponsored the digitisation of this manuscript along with several others at the Bodleian Library.[5] Both the Bodleian Library and the CSNTM have the Digital Colour Images up on their respective websites.[5][9]
See also
References
- ↑ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs. p. 49.
- 1 2 3 4 Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments [A Concise List of the Greek Manuscripts of the New Testament]. Berlin; New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 49. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- 1 2 3 "Liste : Minuscule 48". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes [Textual Criticism of the New Testament] (in German). Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 140.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Minuscule 48". Plano, TX: The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts.
- 1 2 Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 197.
- ↑ 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. Translated by Erroll F. Rhodes. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 132, 138. 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. 53. ISBN 0-8028-1918-4.
- ↑ "Minuscule 48; MS. Auct. D. 2. 17". Oxford: Bodleian Library.