Minuscule 652 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of

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 ...

manuscripts), ε1095 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), 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, written on parchment. Using the study of comparative writing styles (

palaeography Palaeography (American and British English spelling differences#ae and oe, UK) or paleography (American and British English spelling differences#ae and oe, US; ultimately from grc-gre, , ''palaiós'', "old", and , ''gráphein'', "to write") ...

), it has been assigned to the 10th century. The manuscript has complex contents. Biblical scholar Frederick H. A. Scrivener labelled it as 875.

Description

The manuscript is a

codex The codex (plural codices ) was the historical ancestor of the modern book. Instead of being composed of sheets of paper, it used sheets of vellum, papyrus, or other materials. The term ''codex'' is often used for ancient manuscript books, with ...

(precursor to the modern book), containing the complete 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 305 parchment leaves (size ). It is written in one column per page, 20 lines per page. 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 harmo ...

(a letter by the early church Father Eusebius of Caesarea, outlining his Gospel content system), the Eusebian tables, the chapter tables (known as / ''kephalaia''), numerals of the in the margin, the titles (known as / ''titloi''), Ammonian Sections, 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 ...

, (lectionary markings, ''incipits''), Synaxarion,

Menologion Menologium (), also written menology, and menologe, is a service-book used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. From its derivation from Greek , ''menológion'', from μήν ''m ...

, subscriptions, and Icons of the Evangelists before each of their respective Gospels.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is considered 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 fo ...

. The text-types are groups of different New Testament manuscripts which share specific or generally related readings, which then differ from each other group, and thus the conflicting readings can separate out the groups. These are then used to determine the original text as published; there are three main groups with names: Alexandrian,

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, and

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. Its relationship with other manuscripts is not commented on by textual critic

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 ...

, who did not place it in any

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of his New Testament manuscripts classification system. 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 classi ...

it represents textual family Π in Luke 1, and K in Luke 10 and Luke 20. Biblical scholar Silva Lake discovered it represents the text of

Family 1 Family 1 is a group of Greek Gospel manuscripts, varying in date from the 12th to the 15th century. The group takes its name from the minuscule codex 1, now in the Basel University Library, Switzerland. "Family 1" is also known as "the Lake Grou ...

in Mark 4:20-6:24, and in the rest of Mark it coincides with the text of Family Π. A later hand has added to

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

8:8 in the margin the following: : :(''sins of every one of them''). This textual variant is also found in Codex Nanianus (U), and the minuscules

Minuscule 73 Minuscule 73 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 260 ( von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ...

, 95,

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, 364,

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, 1592, and some Armenian manuscripts. Minuscule 264 includes this textual variant in John 8:6. (NA26)

History

The manuscript once belonged to

Otto of Greece Otto (, ; 1 June 181526 July 1867) was a Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from the establishment of the monarchy on 27 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed on 23 October 1862. The second son of King Ludw ...

(King of Greece 1832-1862) and was brought to Germany in 1879. Biblical scholar Caspar René Gregory saw the manuscript in 1887, and dated it to the 10th or 11th century. The manuscript is now dated by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 10th century.Handschriftenliste
at the Münster Institute The manuscript is currently housed at the

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(shelf number Gr. 594), in

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