Minuscule 670

Minuscule 670, ε 1186, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th or 12th century. The manuscript is very lacunose. Scrivener labelled it by 901^e.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Luke 8:3-24; 9:13-34, on only 2 parchment leaves. The text is written in one column per page, 26 lines per page.
There are no divisions as the κεφαλαια or the Ammonian Sections.

Text

The Greek text of the codex Kurt Aland did not place in any Category.
It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.
The textual character of the codex can not be determined because it is a fragmentary condition.

History

Gregory dated it to the 11th or 12th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 11th or 12th century.
The manuscript was brought to America in 1844 from Crete, by George Benton. Formerly it belonged to La Crescenta/California, W.-L. Hall-Benton.
The manuscript was examined by Harris and Clark.
Currently the manuscript belongs to a private collection. Officially its owner is unknown.