Codex Bezae

E65167

Codex Bezae is a 5th-century Greek-Latin bilingual manuscript of the New Testament, notable for its distinctive textual variants and importance in biblical textual criticism.

Observed surface forms (3)


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Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century manuscript
Greek-Latin diglot
New Testament manuscript
biblical manuscript
uncial manuscript
associatedWithInstitution University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
associatedWithScholar Theodore Beza
cityHeld Cambridge, England
surface form: Cambridge
containsCanonicalSection Acts
four Gospels
containsText Acts of the Apostles
Gospel of John
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
countryHeld United Kingdom NERFINISHED
dateOfOrigin 5th century
donatedTo University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
donationYear 1581
hasAlternativeName Codex Bezae
surface form: Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis
hasApproximateLeaves 406 leaves (originally)
hasColumnLayout single column per page
hasCondition lacunae in several parts
hasDecoration simple ornamental features rather than elaborate illumination
hasGregoryAlandNumber 05
hasLanguage Greek
Latin
hasSiglum D
hasSignificance primary witness to Western text of Gospels and Acts
hasTextualCharacter expansive readings
harmonizing readings
paraphrastic tendencies
isBilingual true
notableFor distinctive textual variants
importance in New Testament textual criticism
placeHeld Cambridge University Library
previousOwner Theodore Beza
scriptType uncial script
shelfmark Cambridge University Library MS Nn.2.41
textType Western text-type
usedInDiscipline New Testament textual criticism
biblical studies
writingDirection Greek text on left page
Latin text on right page
writingMaterial parchment
writingSystem Greek alphabet
Latin alphabet

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theodore Beza donated Codex Bezae
this entity surface form: Codex Bezae to the University of Cambridge
Codex Bezae hasAlternativeName Codex Bezae
this entity surface form: Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis
Wren Library notableItem Codex Bezae
Western text-type notableWitness Codex Bezae
this entity surface form: Codex Bezae (D 05)
Theodore Beza owned Codex Bezae