Minuscule 702 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε2010 ( von Soden),

Hermann von Soden Baron Hermann von Soden (16 August 1852 – 15 January 1914) was a German Biblical scholar, minister, professor of divinity, and textual theorist. Life Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, 1852, Soden was educated at the University of Tübinge ...

, ''Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte'' (Berlin 1902), vol. 1, p. 169. is a Greek

minuscule Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (or more formally ''majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (or more formally ''minuscule'') in the written representation of certain languages. The writing ...

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. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript has complex contents.Handschriftenliste
at the Münster Institute

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The codex contains the text of the

on 143 parchment leaves (size ). It has numerous lacunae (Matthew 1:1-7:20; 8:26-10:8; 17:19-18:24; 20:31-21:31 Mark 13:27-14:11; 16:18-20; Luke 2:16-3:8; 17:13-18:1; 22:8-32; 24:22-53; John 5:9-30; 6:8-29; 7:4-28; 7:48-8:19; (11, 12); 11:38-21:25). The text is written in one columns per page, 30 lines per page. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), which numbers are given at the left margin; the (''titles'') are given at the top. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 233, 16:9), with a references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains the tables of the before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, and subscriptions.

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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 ...

the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category. 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 represents mixed Byzantine text, related to the textual family K^x in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.

History

Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 13th century, Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the

INTF The Institute for New Testament Textual Research (german: Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung — INTF) at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is to research the textual history of the New Testament and to reconstruct its G ...

to the 12th century. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by

Scrivener A scrivener (or scribe) was a person who could read and write or who wrote letters to court and legal documents. Scriveners were people who made their living by writing or copying written material. This usually indicated secretarial and admini ...

(886^e). and Gregory (702). Formerly it was housed in London but is now housed at the John Rylands Library (Gr. Ms. 16) in

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