Gregory–Aland numbering
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Gregory–Aland numbering is the standard scholarly cataloging system used to identify and classify Greek New Testament manuscripts.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregory–Aland numbering Context triple: [New Testament manuscripts, areCataloguedUsing, Gregory–Aland numbering]
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A.
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece is a critically edited scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used as a standard reference in biblical studies and modern Bible translations.
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B.
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is a traditional printed Greek New Testament text compiled in the 16th century that became the primary basis for many early Protestant Bible translations.
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C.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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D.
Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
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E.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregory–Aland numbering Target entity description: Gregory–Aland numbering is the standard scholarly cataloging system used to identify and classify Greek New Testament manuscripts.
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A.
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece is a critically edited scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used as a standard reference in biblical studies and modern Bible translations.
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B.
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is a traditional printed Greek New Testament text compiled in the 16th century that became the primary basis for many early Protestant Bible translations.
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C.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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D.
Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
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E.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament manuscript classification system
ⓘ
manuscript cataloging system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gregory–Aland numbering
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory–Aland cataloging system
Gregory–Aland numbering ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory–Aland system
|
| appliesTo |
Greek New Testament manuscripts
ⓘ
lectionaries ⓘ minuscule manuscripts ⓘ papyri ⓘ uncial manuscripts ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments ⓘ |
| basisFor | standard manuscript sigla in apparatus critici ⓘ |
| characteristic |
assigns each manuscript a unique identifier
ⓘ
distinguishes manuscripts by material type and script ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier cataloging work of Caspar René Gregory ⓘ |
| excludes | non‑Greek New Testament manuscripts ⓘ |
| expandedBy | Kurt Aland ⓘ |
| field |
New Testament textual criticism
ⓘ
biblical studies ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Gregory–Aland numbering
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
GA numbering
|
| hasComponent |
Gregory–Aland numbering
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory–Aland lectionary numbers
Gregory–Aland numbering self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory–Aland minuscule numbers
Gregory–Aland numbering self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory–Aland papyrus numbers
Gregory–Aland numbering self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory–Aland uncial numbers
|
| introducedBy | Caspar René Gregory ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| maintainedAt |
Münster
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surface form:
Münster, Germany
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| maintainedBy | Institute for New Testament Textual Research ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Caspar René Gregory
ⓘ
Kurt Aland ⓘ |
| notationFor |
lectionaries indicated by prefix ℓ followed by a number
ⓘ
minuscules indicated by plain Arabic numerals ⓘ papyri uses prefix P followed by a superscript number ⓘ uncials traditionally indicated by a leading zero before the number ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Testament textual apparatus
ⓘ
critical editions of the New Testament text ⓘ |
| replaced | older, non‑standard manuscript designations ⓘ |
| scope | extant Greek manuscripts of the New Testament ⓘ |
| standardIn | modern New Testament scholarship ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly discussions on New Testament manuscript classification ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century onward ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
ⓘ
surface form:
Nestle–Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
New Testament manuscripts ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament manuscript catalogs
United Bible Societies Greek New Testament ⓘ critical editions of the Greek New Testament ⓘ scholarly articles on textual variants ⓘ |
| usedFor |
classifying Greek New Testament manuscripts
ⓘ
identifying Greek New Testament manuscripts ⓘ |
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Subject: Gregory–Aland numbering Description of subject: Gregory–Aland numbering is the standard scholarly cataloging system used to identify and classify Greek New Testament manuscripts.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gregory–Aland 02
this entity surface form:
Gregory–Aland papyrus numbers
this entity surface form:
Gregory–Aland uncial numbers
this entity surface form:
Gregory–Aland minuscule numbers
this entity surface form:
Gregory–Aland lectionary numbers
this entity surface form:
GA numbering
this entity surface form:
Gregory–Aland system
this entity surface form:
Gregory–Aland cataloging system
this entity surface form:
Gregory–Aland numbering system
this entity surface form:
Gregory–Aland numbering system
this entity surface form:
Gregory–Aland list of New Testament manuscripts