Minuscule 613 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α ²⁹⁸ ( von Soden), is a

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of the

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, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", ''

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'', Berlin, New York 1994, p. 83. The manuscript is lacunose. Formerly it was labeled by 136^a and 169^p.

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The codex contains the text of the

Acts of the Apostles The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its messag ...

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, and

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on 174 parchment leaves (size ), with lacunae (Hebrews 13:24-25). The text is written in one column per page, 27 lines per page. It contains Prolegomena, tables of the (before each sacred book), lectionary markings noticed lessons for feasts and weekdays, incipits, and

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. It contains the treatise of

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on the ''

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'' and twelve apostles (as codices 82, 93,

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, 459,

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). The order of books: Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles.

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is placed after

Epistle to Philemon The Epistle to Philemon is one of the books of the Christian New Testament. It is a prison letter, co-authored by Paul the Apostle with Timothy, to Philemon, a leader in the Colossian church. It deals with the themes of forgiveness and re ...

Text

Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any

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History

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by

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. It was examined by Pasinus.

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saw the manuscript in 1886. Formerly it was labeled by 136^a and 169^p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 613 to it. The manuscript was partially destroyed by fire. The manuscript currently is housed at the

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(C. V. 1), at

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