Minuscule 708
New Testament manuscript
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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]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospels † |
|---|---|
| Date | 11th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Bodleian Library |
| Size | 19 cm by 15 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
| Note | family Kx |
Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 200 parchment leaves (size 19 cm by 15 cm),[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 κεφαλαια are placed before each Gospel.[6]
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), which numbers are given the left margin, and their 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]
Text
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]
History
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]
