Minuscule 691
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Minuscule 691 ε1387 (von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript has complex contents. Scrivener
labelled it by 595e.
s, on 275 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 22 lines per page.
It contains Epistula ad Carpianum
, the Eusebian tables, Argumentum, the tables of the (contents) are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the (chapters) are given at the left margin, the (titles), Ammonian Sections (237 sections, the last section in 16:15), lectionary markings, incipits, αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions, and "rough pictures" and illuminations. There are no references to the Eusebian Canons.
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr
. Kurt Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kr
in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It is partly illegible in Luke 1.
to the 13th century.
The manuscript was bought from Spyridion Lambros from Athens in 1859, along with 22 other manuscripts of the New Testament (codices: 688
, 689
, 690
, 692
, 693
, etc.).
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (595) and Gregory (691).
It was examined by Samuel Thomas Bloomfield
and Dean Burgon.
Actually the manuscript is housed at the British Library
(Add. 22739), London
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
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. Palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript has complex contents. 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 595e.
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 275 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 22 lines per page.
It contains 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, Argumentum, the tables of the (contents) are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the (chapters) are given at the left margin, the (titles), Ammonian Sections (237 sections, the last section in 16:15), lectionary markings, incipits, αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions, and "rough pictures" and illuminations. There are no references to the Eusebian Canons.
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...
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr
Family Kr
Family Kr is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It has no uncials, no early minuscules, it has only hundreds of minuscules.- Description :...
. 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 represents textual family Kr
Family Kr
Family Kr is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It has no uncials, no early minuscules, it has only hundreds of minuscules.- Description :...
in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It is partly illegible in Luke 1.
History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century, Gregory dated it to the 13th or 14th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTFInstitute for New Testament Textual Research
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...
to the 13th century.
The manuscript was bought from Spyridion Lambros from Athens in 1859, along with 22 other manuscripts of the New Testament (codices: 688
Minuscule 688
Minuscule 688 , ε246 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1179. The manuscript has complex contents. Scrivener labelled it by 592e....
, 689
Minuscule 689
Minuscule 689 , ε326 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript has complex contents. Scrivener labelled it by 593e.- Description :The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 313 parchment...
, 690
Minuscule 690
Minuscule 690 , ε435 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript has complex contents. Scrivener labelled it by 594e.- Description :The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 237 parchment...
, 692
Minuscule 692
Minuscule 692 , ε1284 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript is lacunose...
, 693
Minuscule 693
Minuscule 693 , ε1388 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose...
, etc.).
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (595) and Gregory (691).
It was examined by Samuel Thomas Bloomfield
Samuel Thomas Bloomfield
Samuel Thomas Bloomfield was an English clergyman and Biblical textual critic. His Greek New Testament was widely used, in England and the United States.-Life:His surname was also spelled Blomfield or Blumfield...
and Dean Burgon.
Actually the manuscript is housed at the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
(Add. 22739), 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
- S. T. Bloomfield, Critical Annotations: Additional and Supplementary on the New Testament (1860)
- G. Milligan, The New Testament Documents: their Origin and Early History (London, 1913), p. 161