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Codex Montfortianus

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of the New Testament on paper. Erasmus named it Codex Britannicus. Its completion is dated on the basis of its textual affinities to no earlier than the second decade of the 16th century, though a 15th-century date is possible on
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A letter to the Reverend Thomas Beynon, Archdeacon of Cardigan : in reply to A vindication of the literary character of Professor Porson by Crito Cantabrigiensis ; and in further proof of the authenticity of 1 John, v.
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The Codex Montfortianus: A Collation of this Celebrated Ms. in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, Throughout the Gospels and Acts, with the Greek Text of Wetstein, and with Certain Mss. in the University of
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was translated from the Latin. Its earliest known owner was Froy, a Franciscan friar, then Thomas Clement (1569), then William Chark (1582), then Thomas Montfort (from whom it derives its present name), then
407:(1756 – 19 February 1837) have disputed the identification of Erasmus' "Codex Britannicus" as the same manuscript as the Codex Montfortianus, instead proposing that it is a now lost Greek manuscript. 254:
The order of books are as follows: Gospels, Pauline epistles, Acts, General epistles (James, Jude, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John), and the Book of Revelation. The order of General epistles is the same as in
199:(precursor to the modern book), containing the entire text of the New Testament. The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page, on 455 paper leaves (15.8 cm by 12 cm). 544: 913: 908: 287: 275: 115: 679: 626: 674:
The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke
634: 468: 404: 314:. Marginal readings in the first hand of Revelation are clearly derived from the 1516 edition of Erasmus. It was not examined by the 788: 691: 539: 779:
Metzger, Bruce M.; Ehrman, Bart D. (2005) . "Chapter 3. THE PRECRITICAL PERIOD. The Origin and Dominance of the Textus Receptus".
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The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism
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its text belongs to the Byzantine text-type but with a large number of unique textual variants, in a close relationship to
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Raising the Ghost of Arius: Erasmus, the Johannine Comma and Religious Difference in Early Modern Europe
382: 349: 828: 751:, "An Introduction to the Critical study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures", London 1856, p. 213-14. 549: 888: 849: 844: 808: 295: 878: 334: 267: 152: 144: 107: 29: 388: 291: 385:
Polyglott (Matthew 1:1; Acts 22:29; Romans 1), and presented the manuscript to Trinity College.
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Biblical Criticism in Early Modern Europe: Erasmus, the Johannine Comma, and Trinitarian Debate
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Novum Testamentum Graecum editionis receptae cum lectionibus variantibus codicum manuscripts
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as an integral part of the text. An engraved facsimile of the relevant page can be seen in
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The Greek text of the Gospels and Acts of this codex is considered a representative of the
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in 1 John chapter 5. It was copied from an earlier manuscript that did not have the
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In 1 John 5:6 it has textual variant δι' ὕδατος καὶ αἵματος καὶ πνεύματος ἁγίου (
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The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration
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The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration
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The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration
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It was the first Greek manuscript discovered to contain any version of the
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An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures
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grounds. The manuscript is famous for including a unique version of the
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Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments
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of his New Testament manuscripts classification system. In the
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It contains prolegomena, the tables of contents (also known as
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A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament
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identified this reading as an Orthodox corrupt reading.
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The text is divided according to the chapters (known as
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numbering of New Testament manuscripts), and known as
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Grand Rapids: 534: 532: 530: 395:as his source for his (slightly modified) 323:through water and blood and the Holy Spirit 510: 508: 286:its text is mixed, and Aland placed it in 660:, (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 86. 585: 583: 581: 579: 523:doctoral dissertation. pp. 282, 319. 761:Burgess, Thomas; Beynon, Thomas (1829). 889:Digital images of the manuscript online 561: 559: 484: 460: 680:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 627:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 501:. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs. p. 50. 467:For other variants of this verse see: 18: 7: 720:The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture 838:. London: Samuel Bagster and Sons. 735:Bruce M. Metzger, Bart D. Ehrman, 540:Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose 310:, and in the Acts and Epistles to 14: 914:16th-century biblical manuscripts 883:Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism 845:"Note on the Codex Montfortianus" 325:) together with the manuscripts: 596:Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes 439:List of New Testament minuscules 37: 573:, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 50. 909:Greek New Testament minuscules 1: 421:The codex now is located at 151:manuscripts), δ 603 (in the 515:McDonald, Grantley (2011). 930: 241: 235: 214: 204: 98:15.8 cm by 12 cm 226:, with references to the 36: 27: 670:Wisse, Frederik (1982). 399:in his third edition of 316:Claremont Profile Method 30:New Testament manuscript 16:New Testament manuscript 724:Oxford University Press 89:Trinity College, Dublin 893:Trinity College Dublin 550:George Bell & Sons 391:cited this manuscript 192: 726:, Oxford 1993, p. 60. 350:Thomas Hartwell Horne 190: 843:T.K. Abbott (1891). 591:Gregory, Caspar René 493:Gregory, Caspar René 414:and Orlando Dobbin. 410:It was described by 195:The manuscript is a 879:Codex Montfortianus 861:Grantley McDonald, 270:. Biblical scholar 268:Byzantine text-type 137:Codex Montfortianus 108:Byzantine text-type 52:Codex Montfortianus 24: 829:Dobbin, Orlando T. 292:Book of Revelation 193: 636:978-0-8028-4098-1 571:Walter de Gruyter 521:Leiden University 449:Textual criticism 401:Novum Testamentum 393:Codex Britannicus 379:Archbishop Ussher 224:Ammonian Sections 191:Gospel of Matthew 134: 133: 921: 858: 839: 815: 814: 805:Wettstein, J. J. 801: 795: 794: 776: 770: 769: 758: 752: 746: 740: 733: 727: 713: 707: 704: 698: 697: 678:. Grand Rapids: 677: 667: 661: 650:Bruce M. Metzger 647: 641: 640: 624: 607: 601: 600: 587: 574: 563: 554: 553: 536: 525: 524: 512: 503: 502: 489: 472: 465: 418:saw it in 1883. 284:General epistles 280:Pauline epistles 246: 245: 238: 237: 217: 216: 207: 206: 41: 25: 929: 928: 924: 923: 922: 920: 919: 918: 899: 898: 874: 842: 827: 824: 822:Further reading 819: 818: 803: 802: 798: 791: 778: 777: 773: 760: 759: 755: 749:S. P. Tregelles 747: 743: 734: 730: 714: 710: 705: 701: 694: 669: 668: 664: 648: 644: 637: 629:. p. 129. 609: 608: 604: 589: 588: 577: 564: 557: 538: 537: 528: 514: 513: 506: 491: 490: 486: 481: 476: 475: 466: 462: 457: 444:Textus Receptus 435: 423:Trinity College 366:Comma Johanneum 362: 346:Comma Johanneum 264: 228:Eusebian Canons 185: 173:Comma Johanneum 110:(Gospels, Acts) 44: 43:Comma Johanneum 17: 12: 11: 5: 927: 925: 917: 916: 911: 901: 900: 897: 896: 886: 873: 872:External links 870: 869: 868: 859: 840: 823: 820: 817: 816: 796: 789: 771: 753: 741: 728: 716:Bart D. Ehrman 708: 699: 692: 662: 654:Bart D. Ehrman 642: 635: 615:Aland, Barbara 602: 575: 555: 552:. p. 200. 526: 504: 483: 482: 480: 477: 474: 473: 459: 458: 456: 453: 452: 451: 446: 441: 434: 431: 405:Thomas Burgess 361: 358: 339:Bart D. Ehrman 263: 260: 184: 181: 139:designated by 132: 131: 126: 122: 121: 118: 112: 111: 104: 100: 99: 96: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 76: 72: 71: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 50: 46: 45: 42: 34: 33: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 926: 915: 912: 910: 907: 906: 904: 894: 890: 887: 884: 880: 876: 875: 871: 866: 865: 860: 856: 852: 851: 846: 841: 837: 836: 830: 826: 825: 821: 812: 811: 806: 800: 797: 792: 790:9780195161229 786: 782: 775: 772: 767: 766: 757: 754: 750: 745: 742: 738: 732: 729: 725: 721: 717: 712: 709: 706:UBS3, p. 823. 703: 700: 695: 693:0-8028-1918-4 689: 685: 681: 676: 675: 666: 663: 659: 655: 651: 646: 643: 638: 632: 628: 623: 622: 616: 612: 606: 603: 598: 597: 592: 586: 584: 582: 580: 576: 572: 568: 562: 560: 556: 551: 547: 546: 541: 535: 533: 531: 527: 522: 518: 511: 509: 505: 500: 499: 494: 488: 485: 478: 470: 464: 461: 454: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 436: 432: 430: 428: 424: 419: 417: 416:C. R. Gregory 413: 408: 406: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 384: 380: 375: 371: 367: 359: 357: 355: 351: 347: 342: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 319: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 274:placed it in 273: 269: 261: 259: 257: 256:Minuscule 326 252: 250: 244: 231: 229: 225: 221: 211: 200: 198: 189: 182: 180: 178: 174: 170: 169:palaeographic 165: 162: 158: 154: 150: 149:New Testament 147:numbering of 146: 145:Gregory-Aland 142: 138: 130: 127: 123: 119: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 90: 87: 83: 80: 77: 73: 69: 65: 62: 61:New Testament 59: 55: 51: 47: 40: 35: 32: 31: 26: 23: 882: 863: 854: 848: 833: 809: 799: 780: 774: 763: 756: 744: 736: 731: 719: 711: 702: 673: 665: 657: 645: 620: 605: 595: 566: 543: 519:. Brussels: 516: 497: 487: 463: 425:(Ms. 30) in 420: 409: 396: 392: 387: 373: 369: 363: 353: 343: 322: 320: 300:Minuscule 69 288:Category III 265: 253: 248: 232: 219: 209: 201: 194: 157:Minuscule 61 156: 140: 136: 135: 28: 21: 611:Aland, Kurt 183:Description 159:is a Greek 85:Now at 903:Categories 877:R. Waltz, 850:Hermathena 682:. p.  479:References 296:Uncial 046 276:Category V 272:Kurt Aland 177:marginalia 164:manuscript 129:marginalia 20:Minuscule 412:Wettstein 290:. In the 210:kephalaia 175:. It has 161:minuscule 153:von Soden 831:(1854). 807:(1751). 617:(1995). 593:(1900). 542:(1894). 495:(1908). 433:See also 383:Walton's 236:κεφαλαια 205:κεφαλαια 143:(in the 116:Category 881:at the 389:Erasmus 360:History 249:stichoi 106:mixed, 70:c. 1520 885:(2007) 857:: 203. 835:Oxford 787:  690:  633:  427:Dublin 372:. 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Index

New Testament manuscript
Comma Johanneum
New Testament
Greek
Trinity College, Dublin
Byzantine text-type
Category
marginalia
Gregory-Aland
New Testament
von Soden
minuscule
manuscript
palaeographic
Comma Johanneum
marginalia

codex
Ammonian Sections
Eusebian Canons
στιχοι
Minuscule 326
Byzantine text-type
Kurt Aland
Category V
Pauline epistles
General epistles
Category III
Book of Revelation
Uncial 046

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