Minuscule 695 Explained

Minuscule 695 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε327 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.[3] [4] Scrivener labelled it by 599e.[5]

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 299 parchment leaves (size), with some lacunae.[3] The text is written in one column per page, 20 lines per page.[3] It lacks text of Matthew 1:11-15:18.[6]

It contains Epistula ad Carpianum and the Eusebian tables at the beginning. The tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (contents) are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters) are given at the left margin, there are no the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top. There is also division according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241), with a references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains Prolegomena, lectionary markings, incipits, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), Synaxarion, Menologion, ornamented headpieces, and subscriptions at the end.[5] [6]

Text

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

According to the Claremont Profile Method it has mixed text in Luke 1, mixed Byzantine text in Luke 10 relatively close to Kx, and Kx in Luke 20.[8]

History

Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century.[5] [6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.[4]

The manuscript was bought in 1862 from H. S. Freeman, former consul in Janina.[6]

It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (599) and Gregory (695).[5]

It was examined by S. T. Bloomfield and Dean Burgon. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[6]

The manuscript is currently housed at the British Library (Add MS 24373) in London.[3] [4]

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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. 72.
  3. Book: Aland , K. . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 88 . 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 . 260 .
  6. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 213 .
  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 . 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 .