Codex Legionensis

The Codex Legionensis, designated l or 67 (in the Beuron system), is a 7^th century Latin script of the Old and New Testament. The text, written on vellum, is in a fragmentary condition. In some parts it represents the Old Latin version, while follows Jerome's Vulgate in others. The codex is a palimpsest.^[1]

Description

The text of the New Testament has survived on 40 leaves of the codex. The leaves have measures 37 by 24 cm. The text is written in 2 columns of 38-55 lines per page.^[2] The text is written in a semi-uncial hand, in Visigothic characters. The fragments contain texts of James 4:4 - 1 Peter 3:14; 1 John 1:5 - 3 John 10; Acts 7:27-11:13; 14:21-17:25. It contains also a fragment of the Books of Maccabees.^[3] The text of the codex represent a Vulgate with Old Latin elements, especially in the First Epistle of John.^[1] The text is close to the Liber Comicus.^[3] Te codex also contains the spurious text of the Comma Johanneum (1 John 5:7).^[4] As it is a palimpsest, the text could be overwritten. The younger upper text contains a Rufinus' translation of Eusebius' Church history.^[3] The whole book contains 275 leaves.^[2]

History

F. H. A. Scrivener, Samuel Berger, and Bruce M. Metzger dated it to the 10th century.^[5][1] Recently it was re-dated to the 7th century.^[6] It was discovered by Rudolf Beer. It was examined and described by Samuel Berger ^[7][1] and the first collation of the codex was made in 1584 by Fr. Trugillo for Cardinal Carafa.^[8] It is housed now in the Vatican Library (Lat 4859).^[7] It was examined by Bonifatius Fischer and Thiele.^[3] Fischer edited its text in 1963.^[5] Currently it is housed at the Basilica of San Isidoro (15) at León.^[3] The manuscript is cited in several critical texts of the Greek and Latin New Testament.^[6]

See also

• List of New Testament Latin manuscripts
• Codex Toletanus

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. 2 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 72. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Gregory, Caspar René (1902). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. 1. Leipzig. p. 712. ISBN 1-4021-6347-9. http://www.archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne01greggoog#page/n245/mode/2up. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} Bruce M. Metzger, The Early Versions of the New Testament, Oxford University Press, 1977, p. 316.
4. ^ Aland, B.; Aland; J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. Metzger, A. Wikgren (1993). The Greek New Testament. Stuttgart. p. 819. ISBN 978-3-438-05110-3.  [UBS4]
5. ^ ^{a b} Léon Vaganay, Christian-Bernard Amphoux, Jenny Heimerdinger, An introduction to New Testament textual criticism, Cambridge University Press, 1991, p. 29.
6. ^ ^{a b} Aland, B.; Aland, K.; J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. Metzger, A. Wikgren (2009). The Greek New Testament (4 ed.). Stuttgart: United Bible Societies. p. 25*. ISBN 978-3-438-05110-3.  [UBS4]
7. ^ ^{a b} Berger, Samuel (1893) (in fr). Histoire de la Vulgate pendant les premiers siècles du Moyen Age. Paris. pp. 384. http://www.archive.org/stream/histoiredelavul01berggoog#page/n414/mode/2up. 
8. ^ Quentin, Henri (1922) (in fr). Mémoire sur l'établissement du texte de la Vulgate. Rome: Desclée. pp. 170-180. http://www.archive.org/stream/mmoiresurlta01quenuoft#page/170/mode/2up. Retrieved 2011-09-23. 

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