Minuscule 708 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε153 (
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. 142. is a
Greek minuscule
Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (or more formally ''majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (or more formally ''minuscule'') in the written representation of certain languages. The writing ...
manuscript of the
New Testament, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript is lacunose.
[Handschriftenliste]
at the Münster Institute Scrivener labelled it as 607
e.
Description
The codex contains the text of the four
Gospels on 200 parchment leaves (size ),
[
The text is written in one column per page, 30 lines per page.][ It has ornamental headpieces.
It contains the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, the lists of the are placed before each Gospel.][
The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), which numbers are given the left margin, and their (''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).][
]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. 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 ...
placed it in Category V.
History
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 11th 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 11th century.[
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (607) and Gregory (708). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.][
At present the manuscript is housed at the ]Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library () is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley. With over 13 million printed items, it is the second- ...
(MS. Auct. T. inf. 1. 3) in Oxford.[
]
See also
* List of New Testament minuscules
* Biblical manuscript
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures (see ''Tefillin'') to huge polyglot codices (multi-ling ...
* Textual criticism
References
Further reading
* Kurt Weitzmann & George Galavaris, ''The Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai. The illuminated Greek manuscripts, vol. I: From the ninth to the twelfth century'', Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1990, p. 81 n. 2
External links
MSS. Auctarium
at the Bodleian Library
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Greek New Testament minuscules
11th-century biblical manuscripts
Bodleian Library collection