Minuscule 696 Explained

Minuscule 696 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε328 (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 600e.[5]

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 350 parchment leaves (size).[3] The text is written in two columns per page, 19-20 lines per page.[3] [6]

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 or bottom. There is no division according to the Ammonian Sections and the Eusebian Canons. It contains lectionary markings, incipits, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), Synaxarion, Menologion, stichoi, and pictures.[5] [6] There are remarkable pictures of the Annunciation and the three later Evangelists. The Gospel headings at the left blank.[5]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[7]

According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kr in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.[8]

History

Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century, Gregory dated it to the 13th or 14th century.[6] [5] 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 (600) and Gregory (696).[5]

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

Currently the manuscript is housed at the British Library (Add MS 24376).[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 . limited . 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 .