Minuscule 670 Explained

Minuscule 670 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1186 (von Soden),^{[1] [2]} is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th or 12th century. The manuscript is very lacunose.^{[3] [4]} Scrivener labelled it by 901^e.^[5]

Description

The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Luke 8:3-24; 9:13-34, on only 2 parchment leaves (size).^{[1] [3]} The text is written in one column per page, 26 lines per page.^{[3] [6]}

There are no divisions as the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια or the Ammonian Sections.

Text

The Greek text of the codex Kurt Aland did not place in any Category.^[7]

It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.^[8]

The textual character of the codex can not be determined because it is a fragmentary condition.

History

Gregory dated it to the 11th or 12th century.^[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 11th or 12th century.^[4]

The manuscript was brought to America in 1844 from Crete, by George Benton (along with Minuscule 669).^[6] Formerly it belonged to La Crescenta/California, W.-L. Hall-Benton.^{[3] [4]}

The manuscript was examined by Harris and Clark.

Currently the manuscript belongs to a private collection. Officially its owner is unknown.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism
• Minuscule 671

Further reading

• K. W. Clark, A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts in America (Chicago, 1937), pp. 10–11
• J. Rendel Harris, Sunday School Times (Philadelphia, 4 June 1887), p. 355.

Notes and References

1. [Hermann von Soden]
2. Book: Gregory, Caspar René. Caspar René Gregory. Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. 1908. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Leipzig. 71.
3. Book: Aland , K. . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 87 . 3-11-011986-2 .
4. http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php Handschriftenliste
5. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . fourth . London . 276 .
6. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 211 .
7. Book: Aland . Kurt . Kurt Aland . Aland . Barbara . Barbara Aland . Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) . The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism . . 1995 . Grand Rapids . 133, 139 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
8. Book: Wisse , Frederik . The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke . . 1982 . Grand Rapids . 64 . 0-8028-1918-4 . registration .