{{short description|Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament}} {{New Testament manuscript infobox | form = Minuscule | number = '''65''' | image = Harley 5776 f. 6.JPG | isize = | caption= The first page of the Gospel of Matthew | name = Codex Ussher 2 <br> Harley MS 5776 | sign = | text = Gospels | script = Greek | date = 11th century | found = 1674, John Covel | now at = British Library | cite = | size = {{×|22.8|17.8}} | type = Byzantine text-type | cat = V | hand = | note = marginalia }}

'''Minuscule 65''' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 135 (von Soden),<ref name = Gregory1908>{{cite book|last=Gregory|first=Caspar René|author-link=Caspar René Gregory|title=Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament|url=https://archive.org/stream/diegriechischen00greggoog#page/n61/mode/2up|year=1908|publisher=J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung|location=Leipzig|page=50}}</ref> formerly known as ''Ussher 2'', is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.<ref name = Aland>K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", ''Walter de Gruyter'', Berlin, New York 1994, p. 50.</ref> The manuscript has complex contents including marginalia.

== Description ==

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 309 leaves (size {{×|22.8|17.8}}).<ref name = Aland/> The last verse in the Gospel of John was supplied by a later hand.<ref name = Scrivener/> The text is written in one column per page, 22 lines per page.<ref name = Aland/><ref name = Gregory>{{Cite book | last = Gregory | first = Caspar René | author-link = Caspar René Gregory | title = Textkritik des Neuen Testaments | publisher = Hinrichs | year = 1900 | location = Leipzig | volume = 1 | page = 144 | url = https://archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n157/mode/2up }}</ref> There are four decorated head-pieces and ornamental initial letters in colour and gold, one at the beginning of each Gospel.

The text is divided according to the {{lang|grc|κεφαλαια}} (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their {{lang|grc|τιτλοι}} (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Matthew 355, Mark 234 - 16:9, Luke 342, John 232 sections), whose numbers are given at the margin with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers).<ref name = Gregory/>

It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, tables of the {{lang|grc|κεφαλαια}} (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, with numbers of {{lang|grc|στιχοι}}.<ref name = Scrivener>{{Cite book | last = Scrivener | first = Frederick Henry Ambrose | author-link = Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener |author2=Edward Miller | title = A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament | publisher = George Bell & Sons | year = 1894 | location = London | edition = 4 | volume = 1 | page = 202 }}</ref><ref name = Gregory/> There are some notes made by later hand at the margin.

== Text == The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Aland | first1 = Kurt | author-link = Kurt Aland | last2 = Aland | first2 = Barbara | author-link2 = Barbara Aland | others = Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) | title = The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism | publisher = William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company | year = 1995 | location = Grand Rapids | page = 138 | isbn = 978-0-8028-4098-1}}</ref> It is a member of the textual family E (Soden's K<sup>i</sup>). According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family K<sup>x</sup> in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.<ref name = Wisse>{{Cite book | last = Wisse | first = Frederik | title = The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke | publisher = William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company | year = 1982 | location = Grand Rapids | page = [https://archive.org/details/profilemethodfor00wiss/page/54 54] | isbn = 0-8028-1918-4 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/profilemethodfor00wiss/page/54 }}</ref>

John 5:3,4 is marked by an obelus.<ref name = Gregory/>

== History ==

Minuscule 446 probably was rewritten from this manuscript.

In 1674 the archbishop of Proconesus presented this manuscript to John Covel (1637–1722), British chaplain in Constantinople, and in 1677 Covel brought it from Sinai to England along with minuscule 110.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Gregory | first = Caspar René | author-link = Caspar René Gregory | title = Textkritik des Neuen Testaments | publisher = Hinrichs | year = 1900 | location = Leipzig | volume = 1 | pages = 265–266 | url = https://archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n277/mode/2up }}</ref> Then the manuscript belonged to Robert Harley, and to his son Edward Harley.<ref>Michaelis, [https://books.google.com/books?id=52suAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA735 ''Introduction to the New Testament''] (London 1823), p. 735.</ref> In 1753 it was purchased along with other manuscripts of the collection by the British Museum.

The manuscript was examined by John Mill (as Cov. 1) and Griesbach.<ref name = Gregory/> Griesbach allocated to it number 167 on his list. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.<ref name = Gregory/>

It is currently housed at the British Library as a part of the Harleian Collection (Harley MS 5776).<ref name = Aland/>

== See also ==

* List of New Testament minuscules * Biblical manuscript * Textual criticism * Codex Ussher 1

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==

* Cyril Ernest Wright, ''Fontes Harleiani: A Study of the Sources of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts in the British Museum'' (London: British Museum, 1972), p.&nbsp;116. * See bibliography to the Family E

== External links == * [http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=5013&CollID=8&NStart=5776 Codex Harleianus 5776] at the British Library

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