Codex Washingtonianus

The Codex Washingtonianus ( Gregory -Aland no W or 032; von Soden ε 014 ) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, which is dated to the 5th century. It consists of the four Gospels on 187 parchment leaves (21 x 14.3 cm). The Codex is preserved in the Smithsonian Institution ( Freer Gallery of Art, 06 274 ) in Washington.

The Gospels are arranged in order of Western manuscripts ( Matthew, John, Luke, Mark ) as in Codex Bezae.

Text

The Greek text is defined ( Alexandrian, Byzantine, Western text types ) and category II is assigned.

  • Matthew 1-28; Luke 8.13 to 24.53 - Byzantine text-type
  • Markus from 1.1 to 5.30 - Western text type similar to Alt- Latin
  • Markus from 5.31 to 16.20 - similar Caesarean text type P45
  • Luke and John from 1.1 to 8.12 5.12 to 21.25 - Alexandrian text-type
  • John from 1.1 to 5.11 - mix Alexandrian - Western text-type

The pericope John 7:53-8:11 is missing.

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