Minuscule 106
Byzantine Gospel Book in the Chester Beatty Library collection
Minuscule 106 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1380 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 212 parchment leaves 27 cm by 20.5 cm. The text is written in one column per page, in 22 lines per page.
The Greek text of the codex Kurt Aland did not place in any Category. According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to the textual group M106 in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
It contains many readings close to Syriac Philoxenian.
It has unique reading in Matthew 27:62.
In John 7:40 it lacks the phrase των λογων τουτων; the reading is supported only by Lectionary 44 and Syriac Sinaitic.
History
Griesbach dated the manuscript to the 10th century.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Minuscule 106” is byzantine Gospel Book in the Chester Beatty Library collection. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Minuscule, Byzantine and Gospel, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “byzantine Gospel Book in the Chester Beatty Library collection” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 16, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q6869791. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1380.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
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Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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