Minuscule 686 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θ^ε34 ( von Soden),

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, ''Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte'' (Berlin 1902), vol. 1, p. 264. is a

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manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...

of the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1337. Some leaves of the manuscript were lost.Handschriftenliste
at the Münster Institute

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labelled it by 573^e.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four

Gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...

s, on 226 parchment leaves (size ), with only two lacunae (Matthew 1:1-6:18; Luke 24:47-53). The text is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page. The breathings and accents are remarkable incorrect. It contains the

Epistula ad Carpianum The ''Epistula ad Carpianum'' ("Letter to Carpian") or Letter of Eusebius is the title traditionally given to a letter from Eusebius of Caesarea to a Christian named Carpianus. In this letter, Eusebius explains his ingenious system of gospel harmon ...

, the Eusebian tables, tables of the (''contents'') are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the (''chapters'') are given at the left margin, the (''titles'') at the top, the Ammonian Sections, without a references to the

Eusebian Canons Eusebian canons, Eusebian sections or Eusebian apparatus, also known as Ammonian sections, are the system of dividing the four Gospels used between late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The divisions into chapters and verses used in modern texts d ...

, subscriptions at the end of each of the Gospels of Matthew and Mark (

Jerusalem Colophon The Jerusalem Colophon is a colophon found in a number of New Testament manuscripts, including Λ (039), 20, 153, 157, 164, 215, 262, 300, 376, 428, 565, 566, 686, 718, 728, 748, 829, 899, 901, 922, 980, 1032, 1071, 1118, 1121, 1124, ...

), numbered stichoi,

Synaxarion Synaxarion or Synexarion (plurals Synaxaria, Synexaria; el, Συναξάριον, from συνάγειν, ''synagein'', "to bring together"; cf. etymology of ''synaxis'' and ''synagogue''; Latin: ''Synaxarium'', ''Synexarium''; cop, ⲥⲩⲛⲁ ...

, and

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. According to Scrivener the manuscript is "coarsely written on thick vellum".

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

Byzantine text-type In the textual criticism of the New Testament, the Byzantine text-type (also called Majority Text, Traditional Text, Ecclesiastical Text, Constantinopolitan Text, Antiocheian Text, or Syrian Text) is one of the main text types. It is the form fou ...

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. According to the

Claremont Profile Method The Claremont Profile Method is a method for classifying ancient manuscripts of the Bible. It was elaborated by Ernest Cadman Colwell and his students. Professor Frederik Wisse attempted to establish an accurate and rapid procedure for the classif ...

it creates textual cluster 686, along with the manuscripts

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(Luke 20), 748, 1198 (Luke 1 and 10), and 2693 (Luke 1). The cluster has following profile (the word before the bracket is the reading of the UBS edition): : Luke 1: * Luke 1:10 — ην του λαου ] του λαου ην * Luke 1:15 — του ] omit * Luke 1:34 — εσται ] εσται μοι * Luke 1:44 — εν αγαλλιασει το βρεφος ] το βρεφος εν αγαλλιασει * Luke 1:50 — γενεας και γενεας ] γενεαν και γενεαν TR reads: γενεας και γενεαν * Luke 1:63 — εστι(ν) ] εσται * Luke 1:65 — παντα ] omit : Luke 10: * Luke 10:1 — ημελλεν ] εμελλεν * Luke 10:6 — εαν ] εαν μεν * Luke 10:11 — εις τους ποδας ] omit * Luke 10:12 — λεγω ] λεγω δε * Luke 10:36 — πλησιον δοκει σοι ] δοκει σοι πλησιον : Luke 20: * Luke 20:1 — αρχιερεις ] ιερεις * Luke 20:9 — τις ] omit * Luke 20:19 — τον λαον ] οχλον * Luke 20:24 — δηναριον ] δηναριον οι δε εδειξαν και ειπε * Luke 20:27 — αντιλεγοντες ] λεγοντες * Luke 20:34 (61 reading) — γαμισκονται ] εκγαμιζονται (TR reads: εκγαμισκονται) * Luke 20:35 (62 reading) — γαμιζονται ] εκγαμιζονται (TR reads: εκγαμισκονται)Frederik Wisse, ''The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke'', '' William B. Eerdmans Publishing'' (Grand Rapids, 1982), p. 111.

History

According to the colophon the manuscript was written by monk Gregorius in 1337. It was bought by John Jackson on Conant in

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, in 1777, for five

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s. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (573) and Gregory (686). The manuscript is currently housed at the

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(Add MS 5468), in

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