Minuscule 2437

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.^[1]

Minuscule 2437

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

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual cluster 1519 in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.^[3]

It is currently housed at the Biblioteca Nacional (I. 2) at Rio de Janeiro.^[1] It is the most ancient manuscript of the New Testament housed in Latin America.^[4]

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Textual criticism