Minuscule 89

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 173 leaves (size {{×|25.5|17.6}}). The text is written in one column per page, 30 lines per page (size of text {{×|19|11.7}}).

The text is divided according to the {{lang|grc|κεφαλαια}} (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their {{lang|grc|τιτλοι}} (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections (Matthew 359, Mark 241 – 16:20, Luke 342, John 239), with references to the Eusebian Canons.

It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, prolegomena, tables of the {{lang|grc|κεφαλαια}} (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), and incipits.

It contains a large number of corrections,{{Cite book

| last = Scrivener

| first = Frederick Henry Ambrose

| author-link = Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

|author2=Edward Miller

| title = A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament

| publisher = George Bell & Sons

| year = 1894

| location = London

| edition = 4

| volume = 1

| page = 206

}} and some unique textual variants.{{Cite book

| last = Gregory

| first = Caspar René

| author-link = Caspar René Gregory

| title = Textkritik des Neuen Testaments

| publisher = J.C. Hinrichs

| year = 1900

| location = Leipzig

| volume = 1

| page = 149

| url = https://archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n161/mode/2up

}}

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family K^x. Aland placed it in Category V.{{Cite book

| last = Aland

| first = Kurt

| author-link = Kurt Aland

| last2 = Aland

| first2 = Barbara

| author-link2 = Barbara Aland

| others = Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.)

| title = The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism

| publisher = William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

| year = 1995

| location = Grand Rapids

| page = 138

| isbn = 978-0-8028-4098-1}}

According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to the textual family Family K^x in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.{{Cite book

| last = Wisse

| first = Frederik

| title = The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke

| publisher = William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

| year = 1982

| location = Grand Rapids

| page = [https://archive.org/details/profilemethodfor00wiss/page/54 54]

| isbn = 0-8028-1918-4

| url-access = registration

| url = https://archive.org/details/profilemethodfor00wiss/page/54

}}

It has some unique readings.

According to the colophon, it was written by scribe Christophorus in 1289 or 1290. Formerly date of writing was deciphered as 1006 (Scrivener, C. R. Gregory).

In 1728 the manuscript was presented by Damianos from Sinope to Jena. In 1786 in Gotha. It was collated by A. G. Gehl in 1739, and by Matthaei.

It is currently housed in at the Göttingen State and University Library (Ms. II. A.7), at Göttingen.

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

{{Reflist}}

• C. F. Matthaei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine (Riga, 1782).

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Category:Greek New Testament minuscules

Category:13th-century biblical manuscripts