Minuscule 698 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε436 ( von Soden),

Hermann von Soden Baron Hermann von Soden (16 August 1852 – 15 January 1914) was a German Biblical scholar, minister, professor of divinity, and textual theorist. Life Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, 1852, Soden was educated at the University of Tübinge ...

, ''Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte'' (Berlin 1902), vol. 1, p. 194. is a Greek

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manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript is lacunose.Handschriftenliste
at the Münster Institute Scrivener labelled it by 602^e.

Description

The codex contains the text of the

Gospel of Mark The Gospel of Mark), or simply Mark (which is also its most common form of abbreviation). is the second of the four canonical gospels and of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells of the ministry of Jesus from his baptism by John the Baptist to h ...

, Gospel of Luke, and Gospel of John on 186 parchment leaves (size ). Gospel of Matthew is wholly lost. The text is written in one column per page, 19-26 lines per page. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), which numbers are given at the left margin; the (''titles'') are given at the top. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 237, the last section in 16:14), but there are no references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains the tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, subscriptions at the end,

Synaxarion Synaxarion or Synexarion (plurals Synaxaria, Synexaria; el, Συναξάριον, from συνάγειν, ''synagein'', "to bring together"; cf. etymology of ''synaxis'' and ''synagogue''; Latin: ''Synaxarium'', ''Synexarium''; cop, ⲥⲩⲛⲁ ...

, and Menologion. According to Scrivener it is "rough and dirty". There are no pictures, but ornamentations in faded lake.

Text

The Greek text of the codex was not placed by

Kurt Aland Kurt Aland (28 March 1915 – 13 April 1994) was a German theologian and biblical scholar who specialized in New Testament textual criticism. He founded the '' Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung'' (Institute for New Testament Textua ...

in any Category. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual group 22a in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20. The text has some omissions supplied by marginal notes.

History

Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the

INTF The Institute for New Testament Textual Research (german: Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung — INTF) at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is to research the textual history of the New Testament and to reconstruct its G ...

to the 14th century. The manuscript was bought from Sir T. Gage's sale, in 1858. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (602) and Gregory (698). It was examined by

S. T. Bloomfield Samuel Thomas Bloomfield (19 January 1783 – 28 September 1869) 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 Bl ...

, Dean Burgon, and William Hatch. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883. The manuscript is currently housed at the British Library (Add MS 27861) in London.

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