![]() ![]() ĭistribution of Greek manuscripts by century and category The unclassified manuscript could be representative of the Western text-type, the " Caesarean text-type" (a term proposed by certain scholars to denote a consistent pattern of variant readings of the four Gospels), or anything else. Uncategorised: Some manuscripts studied by the Alands were not categorised, for example because they were too short to determine which group they belonged to, or fell somewhere in between.Byzantine and mostly Byzantine texts fall under this category. Category V: "Manuscripts with a purely or predominantly Byzantine text." This category may be equated with the Byzantine text-type.These texts are of the Western text-type. Category IV: "Manuscripts of the D text." Category IV contains the few manuscripts that follow the text of the Codex Bezae (D).Manuscripts of this category usually present mixed or eclectic text-type. ƒ 1 and ƒ 13 are examples of manuscript families that fall within this category. ![]() The manuscripts usually contain independent readings, and have a distinctive character. particularly important for the history of the text." The manuscripts in category III are important when discussing the history of the textual traditions and to a lesser degree for establishing the original text. Category III: "Manuscripts of a distinctive character with an independent text.However, the texts usually contain some alien influences, such as those found in the Byzantine text-type. Category II: "Manuscripts of a special quality, but distinguished from manuscripts of Category I by the presence of alien influences." The manuscripts in this category are similar to category I manuscripts, and are important in textual consideration of the autograph.The Alands say the manuscripts in this category are important when considering textual problems, and in their opinion "presumably the original text". Some 4th-century and earlier papyri and uncials are in this category, as are manuscripts of the Alexandrian text-type. These manuscripts have almost no Byzantine influence, and often agree with the Alexandrian text-type (but are not necessarily Alexandrian themselves, for example □ 45, □ 46, Codex Vaticanus (B), and minuscule 1739). Category I: "Manuscripts of a very special quality which should always be considered in establishing the original text." This category includes almost all manuscripts before the 4th century.The Alands introduced the following categories (Aland & Aland category description according to the 1989 English translation, p. Even though most texts in Category I agree with the Alexandrian text-type, they are not necessarily Alexandrian themselves they are just very non-Byzantine. Category V can be equated with the Byzantine text-type, but the other categories are not necessarily representative of a text-type. The Alands' categories do not simply correspond to the text-types all they do is demonstrate the 'Byzantine-ness' of a particular text that is, how much it is similar to the Byzantine text-type, from least (Category I) to most similar (Category V). The Alands did not select their 1000 readings from all of the NT books for example, none were drawn from Matthew and Luke. : 381–382 Aland's method involved considering 1000 passages where the Byzantine text differs from non-Byzantine text. : 381 Generally speaking, earlier Alexandrian manuscripts are category I, while later Byzantine manuscripts are category V. The categories are based on how each manuscript relates to the various text-types. New Testament manuscripts in Greek are categorized into five groups, according to a scheme introduced in 1981 by Kurt and Barbara Aland in The Text of the New Testament.
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