Family 13 (Ferrar Group)

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Family 13 (Ferrar Group) is a distinctive group of closely related Greek New Testament minuscules known for their characteristic textual affinities, especially within the Gospels.

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instanceOf New Testament manuscript family
group of Greek minuscules
alsoKnownAs Family 13
Ferrar Group
cataloguedIn Gregory–Aland numbering system (via its member minuscules)
corpus New Testament
discipline biblical studies
palaeography
philology
discoveredBy William Hugh Ferrar
field New Testament textual criticism
geographicAssociation Byzantine cultural sphere
Eastern Mediterranean region
hasApproximateSize a dozen or more core manuscripts
hasMember Minuscule 124
Minuscule 13
Minuscule 1689
Minuscule 1709
Minuscule 2304
Minuscule 346
Minuscule 543
Minuscule 69
Minuscule 788
Minuscule 826
Minuscule 828
Minuscule 983
language Koine Greek
manuscriptForm minuscule
memberType Greek minuscule manuscripts of the Gospels
namedAfter William Hugh Ferrar
notableFeature characteristic shared variant readings
distinctive placement of the genealogy of Jesus in Luke
distinctive textual affinities within the Gospels
transposition of the Pericope Adulterae to after Luke 21:38 in many members
primaryContent Gospels
relevance important for reconstructing the text of the Gospels
used to study the history of the Byzantine text
script Greek
studiedBy Jacob Geerlings
Kirsopp Lake
Silva Lake NERFINISHED
William Hugh Ferrar
other New Testament textual critics
textType Byzantine text-type (with distinctive readings)
textualCharacter exhibits mixture of Byzantine and non-Byzantine readings
forms a coherent cluster of related minuscules
shares a common archetype
typicalDateRange 11th century
12th century
13th century
usedIn classification of Greek New Testament manuscripts

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