Minuscule 639
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| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Acts, Catholic epistles, Paul † |
|---|---|
| Date | 11th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Size | 20.5 by 15.5 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Minuscule 639 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering, α 169 Soden).[1] It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on a parchment. It is dated palaeographically to the 11th century. The manuscript is lacunose.[2] Formerly it was labeled by 192a and 246p.[3]
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 237 parchment leaves (20.5 by 15.5 cm) with some lacunae (Acts 21:6-23; 1 Peter 5:10-14). Some leaves were supplied on paper by a later hand. The text is written in one column per page, 22-24 lines per page in minuscule letters. The last folio, no. 237, is a palimpsest, the lower text was written in uncial letters, and belongs to the codex 0132.[2][3]
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the κεφαλαια to the Catholic epistles, numbers of the κεφαλαια (chapters), lectionary markings at the margin, subscriptions at the end of each book, and numbers of στιχοι. Some lacking leaves were supplied in the 14th century on a paper, by one Micheal (Acts 1:1-3:20; 7:27-10:26; 10:38-11:19; 12:2-15:25).[3][4]
The order of books: Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. Epistle to the Hebrews is placed after Epistle to Philemon.[3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[5]
