Minuscule 687 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε1124 (von Soden),Hermann von Soden, Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte (Berlin 1902), vol. 1, p. 148. is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript has survived in a fragmentary condition.Handschriftenliste at the Münster Institute Scrivener labelled it by 579e.
Description
The codex contains fragments of the Gospel of Matthew, on 7 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in two columns per page, 29 lines per page.
Contents Matthew 10:33-11:12, 13:44-14:6, 15:14-18.20-22.26-29.30-32, 15:34-17:10, 17:12-15.18-20.22-24; 17:26-18:16.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), which numbers are given at the left margin of the text, and their (titles) at the top of the page. There is also a division into smaller sections, the Ammonian Sections, with a references to the Eusebian Canons. Lectionary markings were added by a later hand.
Text
Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category.
History
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 11th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 11th century.
The manuscript once belonged to the Butler collection.
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (579) and Gregory (687).
The manuscript is housed at the British Library (Add MS 11868B), London.
See also
List of New Testament minuscules Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
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