Minuscule 674 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 271 (von Soden),[1][2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript has survived in a very fragmentary condition.[3][4] Scrivener labelled it by 620e.[5]

Minuscule 674
New Testament manuscript
TextGospel of Matthew
Date12th century
ScriptGreek
Now atCambridge University Library
Size22.5 cm by 15 cm
TypeByzantine text-type
CategoryV

Description

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The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew 10:42-12:43, on 4 parchment leaves (size 22.5 cm by 15 cm),[3] The text is written in one column per page, 26 lines per page.[3][6]

The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), which numerals are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι (titles) at the top. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections, with a references to the Eusebian Canons.[5] It contains a lectionary markings; αναγνωσεις (lessons) were added by a later hand.[6]

Text

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The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[7]

It was not examined by using the Wisse's Profile Method.[8]

History

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Scrivener and Gregory dated it to the 12th century.[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 12th century.[4]

The manuscript was bought in 1876 from Tischendorf's collection (along with Minuscule 675).[6] It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener and Gregory. Gregory saw it in 1883.[6] It was examined by Hort and Brandshaw.[5]

Actually the manuscript is housed at the Cambridge University Library (Add. Mss. 1879.11) in Cambridge.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hermann von Soden, Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte (Berlin 1902), vol. 1, p. 158.
  2. ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 72.
  3. ^ a b c d Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 87. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  4. ^ a b c Handschriftenliste at the Münster Institute
  5. ^ a b c Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1 (fourth ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 263.
  6. ^ a b c d e Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 211.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 133, 139. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  8. ^ Wisse, Frederik (1982). The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 64. ISBN 0-8028-1918-4.

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