Minuscule 2814
| New Testament manuscript | |
 Facsimile of Franz Delitzsch (1861) with text of Rev 17,8 | |
| Text | Book of Revelation |
|---|---|
| Date | 12th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | University of Augsburg |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Minuscule 2814 (in the
Description
The codex contains only the
minuscule, in 1 column per page, 20 lines per page.[2]
Its biblical Greek represents the 'Andreas text', which is related to, but not a pure representative of, the
- Rev. 1:5
- λύσαντι ἡμᾶς ἐκ — P18, אc, A, C, 2020, 2081, 2814
- λούσαντι ἡμᾶς ἀπο — P, 046, 94, 1006, 1859, 2042, 2065, 2073, 2138, 2432
History of the codex
This codex was chiefly used by
Desiderius Erasmus as a basis for his first edition of the Novum Testamentum (1516). It was the only Greek manuscript of the Book of Revelation used by Erasmus.[4] Erasmus translated the missing last six verses from the Vulgate back to Greek for his editions. As a result its readings plus his retranslation became a basis for the Textus Receptus. Erasmus borrowed the manuscript from Reuchlin, but it was lost for many years until rediscovered in 1861 by Franz Delitzsch.[5]
Kurt Aland included the manuscript to the critical apparatus in the 25th edition of Novum Testamentum Graece (1963).[6]
Formerly the codex was located in Harburg (Öttingen-Wallersteinsche Bibliothek), and was transferred together with the whole library to the library of University of Augsburg (I, 1, 4 (0), 1).[2]
See also
References
- ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 48.
- ^ a b c K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 211.
- ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- ^ W.W. Combs, Erasmus and the textus receptus, DBSJ 1 (Spring 1996), 45.
- ^ F. Delizsch, Handschriftliche Funde, Leipzig, 1861.
- ISBN 0-7123-4727-5
Further reading
- F. Delitzsch, Handschriftliche Funde: Die Erasmischen Entstellungen des Textes der Apokalypse (Leipzig 1861)
- Georg Grupp, Oettingen-Wallerrsteinische Sammlungen in Maihingen, Handschriften-Verzeichnis I, Noerdlingen, 1897.
External links
- R. Waltz, Minuscule 2814 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism