Codex Bezae

The Codex Bezae, Codex Bezae also Cantabrigiensis ( Dea also 05 Gregory -Aland, δ 5 von Soden ), is a manuscript of the New Testament from the 5th century.

History

He was the only Bible text from the first millennium, which was known in the 16th century. The Code takes its name from Theodore Beza, the successor of John Calvin. Beza gave this codex of the University of Cambridge. According to the Codex Beza previously in the monastery of St. Irenaeus at Lyon was.

The Codex Bezae contains the four Gospels in the order of Western manuscripts ( Matthew, John, Luke, Mark ) and part of Acts. The Codex Bezae is made of 415 -column described sheets ( 26 x 21.5 cm). The left side is each Greek, the Latin right.

The Codex Bezae has a very peculiar text, the so-called Western text. The text of the Codex is assigned to Category IV. The exact rate no agreement was reached, the trend is, however, then, to see in him an old review.

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