List of Syriac New Testament manuscripts
Syriac-language manuscripts of the New Testament have come down in several different forms and versions over the centuires.[1]: 95 Over 350 Syriac manuscripts of the New Testament have survived into the 21st century.[1]: 98 The majority of them represent the Peshitta version.[1]: 98 Only a very few manuscripts represent Old Syriac versions.[1]: 96 Some manuscripts represent a mixed or eclectic text.[1]: 99
Manuscripts housed at the British Library, Additional Manuscripts
#[2] | Date | Contents |
---|---|---|
BL Add. 7157 | 767/768 | Pauline epistles † |
BL Add. 7163 | 8th/9th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 12137 | 6th/7th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 12138 | ||
BL Add. 12140 | 6th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 12141 | 8th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 12177 | 1189 | Gospels |
BL Add. 14425[3] | 463/464 | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14445 | 532 | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14448 | 13th | New Testament |
BL Add. 14449 | 6th/7th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14450 | 7th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14451 | 10th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14452 | 8th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14453 | 6th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14454 | 6th/7th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14455 | 6th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14456 | 8th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14457 | 6th/7th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14458 | 6th/7th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14459 (folios 1-66) | 6th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14459 (fol. 67–169) | 6th | Gospel of Luke-Gospel of John † |
BL Add. 14460 | 600 | Gospels |
BL Add. 14461 | 6th | Gospel of Matthew-Gospel of Mark † |
BL Add. 14461 (fol. 108–212) | 6th | Gospel of Luke-Gospel of John † |
BL Add. 14462 | 6th | Gospel of Matthew-Gospel of Mark |
BL Add. 14463 | 823 | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14464 | Gospels † | |
BL Add. 14465 | 12th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 14466 (fol. 11–17) | 10th/11th | Gospel of Mark Gospel of Luke † |
BL Add. 14467 | 10th | Gospel of Matthew-Gospel of John † |
BL Add. 14469 | 936 | Gospels |
BL Add. 14470 | 5th/6th | New Testament |
BL Add. 14471 | 615 | Gospels |
BL Add. 14472 | 6th/7th | Acts, James, 1 Peter, 1 John |
BL Add. 14473 (fol. 1–139) | 6th | Acts, James, 1 Peter, 1 John |
BL Add. 14473 (fol. 140–148) | 11th | 2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, Jude |
BL Add. 14474 | 11th/12th | New Testament (Except Gospels and Revelation) |
BL Add. 14475 | 6th | Pauline epistles |
BL Add. 14476 | 5th/6th | Pauline epistles |
BL Add. 14477 | 6th/7th | Pauline epistles |
BL Add. 14478 | 621h/622 | Pauline epistles |
BL Add. 14479 | 534 | Pauline epistles |
BL Add. 14480 | 5th/6th | Pauline epistles † |
BL Add. 14481 | 6th/7th | Pauline epistles † |
BL Add. 14666 (fol. 1–10) | 12th | Gospel of Matthew 1:1-6:20 |
BL Add. 14666 (fol. 47) | 12th | Gospel of Matthew 1:1-11 |
BL Add. 14666 (fol. 48) | 10th | Gospel of Matthew 1:1-16 |
BL Add. 14669 (fol. 26) | 12th | Gospel of Matthew 1:1-13 |
BL Add. 14669 (fol. 27–28) | 7th | Gospel of Matthew 1:12-2:6; 4:4-24 |
BL Add. 14669 (fol. 29–33) | 6th/7th | Gospel of Matthew † |
BL Add. 14669 (fol. 34–36) | 6th | Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Luke † |
BL Add. 14669 (fol. 38–56) | 9th | Gospels † |
BL MS Add. 14680 | 12th/13th | Acts, Cath., Pauline epistles † |
BL Add. 14681 | 12th/13th | Acts, Cath., Pauline epistles |
BL MS Add. 14706 | 13th | Lectionary (Evangelistarion, Apostolarion, Old Testament) |
BL Add. 14738 (fol. 6–7) | 13th | Acts 12:20-13:5 |
BL Add. 17113 | 6th/7th | Gospels |
BL Add. 17114 | 6th/7th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 17115 | 9th/10th | New Testament † |
BL Add. 17116 | 9th/10th | Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark † |
BL Add. 17117 | 5th/6th | Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark † |
BL Add. 17118 | 8th | Gospels † |
BL Add. 17120 | 6th | Acts, Cath., Pauline epistles † |
BL Add. 17121 | 6th | Acts, Cath., Pauline epistles † |
BL Add. 17122 | 6th | Pauline epistles |
BL Add. 17124 | 1234 | New Testament |
BL Add. 17157 | 767/768 | Pauline epistles |
BL Add. 17224 | 13th | Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark † |
BL Add. 17224 (fol. 37–42) | 13th | Gospel of Matthew 10:16-12:11; 12:44-14:3 |
BL Add. 17224 (fol. 43–57) | 1173 | Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of John † |
BL Add. 17226 | 13th/14th | Catholic epistles † |
BL Add. 17228 (fol. 38–64) | 13th | James, 1 Peter, 1 John |
BL Add. 17922 | 1222 | Gospels |
BL Add. 17983 | 1438 | Gospels † |
BL MS Add. 14717 | 13th | Lectionary (Evangelistarion, Apostolarion, Old Testament) |
BL Add. 18812 | 6th/7th | Acts, James, 1 Peter, 1 John |
Manuscripts housed in the Bodleian Library
- Dawkins 27,
- Huntington MS 133 — Bodleian Library [1]
- Huntington MS 587, Bodleian Library [2]
- Marsh 699, Bodleian Library
Manuscripts housed in the Vatican Library
- Codex Vaticanus Syriac 12
- Codex Vaticanus Syriac 19
- Codex Vaticanus Syriac 267
- Codex Vaticanus Syriac 268
Manuscripts housed in other collections
- Egerton MS 704 — Old Testament, 17th century
- Codex Phillipps 1388 — the four Gospels, 5th/6th century
- Khaburis Codex — 22 books of the New Testament, 12th century
- Nestorian Evangelion — life of Jesus in the New Testament, 15th/16th century
- Rabbula Gospels — the four Gospels, 586
- Morgan MS 783
- Morgan MS 784
- Paris syr. MS 296, Io
- Schøyen Ms. 2080 — 1 Corinthians-2 Corinthians
- Schøyen Ms. 2530 [3][4]
- Ms. Sinai syr. 3
- StL München syr. 8
See also
- Syriac versions of the Bible
- Biblical manuscript
- British Library Syriac Manuscript Collection
- List of Coptic New Testament manuscripts
References
- ^ a b c d e Metzger, Bruce Manning; Ehrman, Bart D. (2005). The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516667-1.
- ^ List taken from Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired Since the Year 1838, Part 1 by William Wright
- ^ Le Plus Ancien Manuscrit Biblique Date RB 1911, p. 85.
Further reading
- William Aldis Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in the British Museum
- Erwin Nestle, Syrische Übersetzungen
- Caspar René Gregory, Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, (Leipzig 1902), Vol. 2, pp. 507–528.
- Julius Assfalg, Syrische Handschriften; syrische karšunische, christlich-palästinische, neusyrische und mandäische Handschriften (Wiesbaden 1963).
- The Four Gospels in Syriac Transcribed from the Sinaitic Palimpsest Edited by R.L. Bensley, J. Rendel Harris & F.C. Burkitt, (Cambridge 1894)