Minuscule 708 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε153 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript is lacunose.[3] [4] Scrivener labelled it as 607e.[5]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 200 parchment leaves (size),[3] [6] with one lacuna in text (Matthew 20:15-24:22).[5]
The text is written in one column per page, 30 lines per page.[3] It has ornamental headpieces.
It contains the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, the lists of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια are placed before each Gospel.[6]
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), which numbers are given the left margin, and their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top; there is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections, with a references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains portraits of the Evangelists (Mark as eagle, John as lion).[6] [5]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[7]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents mixed Byzantine text in Luke 1 and textual family Kx in Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.[8]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 11th century.[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 11th century.[4]
The manuscript was held n Constantinople, where was bought in 1882.[6]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (607) and Gregory (708). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[6]
At present the manuscript is housed at the Bodleian Library (MS. Auct. T. inf. 1. 3) in Oxford.[3] [4]