Minuscule 686
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Minuscule 686 Θε34 (von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon
to the year 1337. Some leaves of the manuscript were lost. Scrivener
labelled it by 573e.
s, on 226 parchment leaves (size ), with only two lacunae
(Matthew 1:1-6:18; Luke 24:47-53). The text is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page.
The breathings and accents are remarkable incorrect.
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum
, the Eusebian tables, tables of the (contents) are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the (chapters) are given at the left margin, the (titles) at the top, the Ammonian Sections, without a references to the Eusebian Canons, subscriptions at the end of each of the Gospels of Matthew and Mark (Jerusalem Colophon
), numbered stichoi, Synaxarion, and Menologion.
According to Scrivener the manuscript is "coarsely written on thick vellum".
. Kurt Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it creates textual cluster 686, along with the manuscripts 716
(Luke 20), 748, 1198 (Luke 1 and 10), and 2693 (Luke 1). The cluster has following profile (the word before the bracket is the reading of the UBS edition):
, in 1777, for five guinea
s.
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (573) and Gregory (686).
Actually the manuscript is housed at the British Library
(Add. 5468), in London
.
Greek language
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minuscule manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon
Colophon (publishing)
In publishing, a colophon is either:* A brief description of publication or production notes relevant to the edition, in modern books usually located at the reverse of the title page, but can also sometimes be located at the end of the book, or...
to the year 1337. Some leaves of the manuscript were lost. Scrivener
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The Reverend Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, LL.D. was an important text critic of the New Testament and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version of the Bible...
labelled it by 573e.
Description
The codex contains the text of the four GospelGospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
s, on 226 parchment leaves (size ), with only two lacunae
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
(Matthew 1:1-6:18; Luke 24:47-53). The text is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page.
The breathings and accents are remarkable incorrect.
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum
Epistula ad Carpianum
The Epistula ad Carpianum is the title traditionally given to a letter from Eusebius of Caesarea to a Christian named Carpianus....
, the Eusebian tables, tables of the (contents) are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the (chapters) are given at the left margin, the (titles) at the top, the Ammonian Sections, without a references to the Eusebian Canons, subscriptions at the end of each of the Gospels of Matthew and Mark (Jerusalem Colophon
Jerusalem Colophon
The Jerusalem Colophon is a colophon found in a number of New Testament manuscripts, including Λ , 20, 153, 157, 164, 215, 262, 300, 376, 428, 565, 566, 686, 718, 728, 748, 829, 899, 901, 922, 980, 1032, 1071, 1118, 1121, 1124, 1187, 1198, 1355, 1422, 1521, 1545, 1555, 1682, 2145, and 2245...
), numbered stichoi, Synaxarion, and Menologion.
According to Scrivener the manuscript is "coarsely written on thick vellum".
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-typeByzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts. It is the form found in the largest number of surviving manuscripts, though not in the oldest...
. Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it creates textual cluster 686, along with the manuscripts 716
Minuscule 716
Minuscule 716 , ε448 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript is in the British Library as MS Egerton 2784.The manuscript has complex contents...
(Luke 20), 748, 1198 (Luke 1 and 10), and 2693 (Luke 1). The cluster has following profile (the word before the bracket is the reading of the UBS edition):
- Luke 1:
- Luke 1:10 — ην του λαου ] του λαου ην
- Luke 1:15 — του ] omit
- Luke 1:34 — εσται ] εσται μοι
- Luke 1:44 — εν αγαλλιασει το βρεφος ] το βρεφος εν αγαλλιασει
- Luke 1:50 — γενεας και γενεας ] γενεαν και γενεαν TR reads: γενεας και γενεαν
- Luke 1:63 — εστι(ν) ] εσται
- Luke 1:65 — παντα ] omit
- Luke 10:
- Luke 10:1 — ημελλεν ] εμελλεν
- Luke 10:6 — εαν ] εαν μεν
- Luke 10:11 — εις τους ποδας ] omit
- Luke 10:12 — λεγω ] λεγω δε
- Luke 10:36 — πλησιον δοκει σοι ] δοκει σοι πλησιον
- Luke 20:
- Luke 20:1 — αρχιερεις ] ιερεις
- Luke 20:9 — τις ] omit
- Luke 20:19 — τον λαον ] οχλον
- Luke 20:24 — δηναριον ] δηναριον οι δε εδειξαν και ειπε
- Luke 20:27 — αντιλεγοντες ] λεγοντες
- Luke 20:34 (61 reading) — γαμισκονται ] εκγαμιζονται (ΤR reads: εκγαμισκονται)
- Luke 20:35 (62 reading) — γαμιζονται ] εκγαμιζονται (ΤR reads: εκγαμισκονται)
History
According to the colophon the manuscript was written by monk Gregorius in 1337. It was bought by John Jackson on Conant in Fleet StreetFleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
, in 1777, for five guinea
Guinea
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s.
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (573) and Gregory (686).
Actually the manuscript is housed at the British Library
British Library
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(Add. 5468), in London
London
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.
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
Further reading
- T. S. Pattie, Manuscripts of the Bible (London, 1979), 1
- Frederik Wisse, The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke, William B. Eerdmans Publishing (Grand Rapids, 1982), pp. 64, 111