Minuscule 700

Minuscule 700 ( numbered in the Gregory- Aland numbering, earlier than 604 in all the catalogs, von Soden ε 133) is a Greek Minuskelmanuskript the New Testament. Using palaeography, it has been dated to the 11th century. It consists of 297 parchment leaves ( 14.8 × 11.7 cm), which are described in a single column with 19 lines per page.

Description

The Code contains the complete text of the Gospels. Similarly, the Ammonischen organizations and the Eusebische canon are included, but which is very economical in the Gospel of John. It contains illustrations of the Evangelists. Lectionaries markers are made of gold.

Text

In Matthew 27:16 is the well-known text version " Ιησουν τον Βαραββαν ". This reading is also found in the Codex Koridethi and the manuscripts of the text family f1.

Together with Minuscule 162 Minuscule 700 complies in Luke 11.2 the remarkable reading ελθετω το πνευμα σου το αγιον εφ ημας και καθαρισατω ημας ( " Your Holy Spirit come upon us and cleanse us " ) instead of ελθετω η βασιλεια σου ( " Let your kingdom come " ) in the Our Father. This peculiar reading appears in no other manuscript, but it is derived from a very old archetype, as it is found in the text of Marcion of the third Gospel and this is confirmed by the church father Gregory of Nyssa.

The text i John 8.8 contains together with U ( 030), 73, 331, 364, 782, 1592 and some Armenian manuscripts the unique addition: ενος εκαστου αυτων τας αμαρτιας. This text version is also found in some Latin manuscripts in Minuscule 264 This option is included in John 8.6.

Hoskier found 2724 Textus Receptus deviations from. Of these, 791 deletions and 353 additions. 270 textual variants appear in any other manuscript.

The Greek text represents the Caesarean text-type. Aland placed it in Category III.

The manuscript was examined by John William Burgon and described by Simcox and Scrivener and compiled.

The manuscript is in the British Library, Egerton 2610 in London.