Minuscule 327

Minuscule 327 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), O³⁶ (Soden),^[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.^[2] Formerly it was labelled by 37^a and 43^p.^[3]

Minuscule 327

New Testament manuscript
Text	Acts, Cath., Paul
Date	13th century
Script	Greek
Now at	New College, Oxford
Size	24 cm by 17.5 cm
Type	Byzantine text-type
Category	V

Description

The codex contains the text of the Acts, Catholic epistles, and Paul on 298 parchment leaves (24 cm by 17.5 cm) with lacunae (Hebrews 13:21-25). The text is written in one column per page, in 20 lines per page.^[2] The order of books: Acts, James, Jude, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Pauline epistles.^[4]

It contains Prolegomena, tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each sacred book, the τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages, and marginal notes.^[4] The text of Hebrews 13:21-25 was supplied by a later hand.^[3]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland assigned it to the Category V.^[5]

History

The manuscript was used by Walton in his Polyglot, and by Mill in his Novum Testamentum (as N. 2). Walton erroneously described it, and after him by Wettstein, as a part of the codex 58, which is a much later manuscript.^[3] It was examined by Dobbin.^[3] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.^[4]

Formerly it was labelled by 37^a and 43^p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 327 to it.^[1]

The manuscript is currently housed at the New College (59) at Oxford.^[2]

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism