Lectionary 269

It is a palimpsest, nearly illegible.[3] The lower text belongs to lectionary 269, the upper text belongs to lectionary 1944.[1] The text of ℓ 269 contains lessons from the Matthew 8:32–9:1; 9:9–13; Gospel of John 2:15–22; 3:22–26; 6:16–26 (Evangelistarium).[4]

The text is written in Greek large uncial letters, on 4 parchment leaves (23.3 cm by 17.8 cm), in two columns per page, 21 lines per page.[1] It has not accents, but there is some punctuation.[5]

The error of itacism occurs, like interchange between Ι and ΕΙ, Ε and ΑΙ, Η and ΕΙ, Η and Ι (e.g. ΕΛΛΗΝΗΣΤΙ), ΟΙ and Υ, Ο and Ω (ΠΡΑΙΤΟΡΙΟΝ, ΣΤΑΥΡΩΝ).[5]

The nomina sacra are written in an abbreviated way, there are also some abbreviations at the end of line.

ℓ 1944 is written in two columns per page, 30 lines per page. It is dated to the 13th century.[2]

Page of the codex with text of Matthew 8:32–9:1.9 (Tischendorf's facsimile)

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. It is very close to the Byzantine uncial manuscripts: E, F, G, H, K, M, S, U, and V.[6] Manuscripts E, F, G, H, S, U belong to the textual family E, one of the oldest families of the Byzantine text-type.[7]

In Matthew 9:13 it has textual reading αλλα αμαρτωλους εις μετανοιαν (Textus Receptus has αλλ' αμαρτωλους εις μετανοιαν, NA26 has αλλα αμαρτωλους);[8]

In John 2:17 it has reading καταφαγεται με (as Alexandrian text), Textus Receptus reads καταφαγεν με;[6]

In John 2:19 it has reading απεκριθη ΙΣ (as Alexandrian text), Textus Receptus reads απεκριθη ο Ισους;[6]

In John 2:22 it has reading ελεγεν (as Alexandrian text), Textus Receptus reads ελεγεν αυτοις;[6]

In John 3:23 it has reading βαπτιζων εγγυς του Σαλειμ, Textus Receptus (and Alexandrian text) reads βαπτιζων εν Αινων εγγυς του Σαλειμ;[6]

In John 3:24 it has reading εις φυλακην, Textus Receptus (and Alexandrian text) reads εις την φυλακην; the reading of the codex is supported by the manuscripts E and M;[6]

In John 3:25 it has reading μετα Ιουδαιου (as Alexandrian text), Textus Receptus reads μετα Ιουδαιων;[6]

In John 6:19 it has reading εληλακοτες ουν ολην την νυκτα ως, Textus Receptus (and Alexandrian text) reads εληλακοτες ουν ως;[6]

In John 6:24 it has reading ενεβησαν αυτοι (as Alexandrian text), Textus Receptus reads ενεβησαν και αυτοι;[6]

Constantin von Tischendorf dated the manuscript to the 7th century. According to him it was written before the 9th century, and is one of the oldest lectionary Gospels (Evangelistarion).[6] Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 7th or 8th century.[4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 8th century.[1][2]

The manuscript was examined by Scholz. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 175^e) and Gregory (number 269^e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]

The text of the codex was deciphered and edited by Tischendorf in Monumenta sacra inedita (1855).[9]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[10]

The codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I.49 (1213), fol. 251–254) in Venice.[1][2]

• List of New Testament lectionaries
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism
• Lectionary 268

• Constantin von Tischendorf, Fragmenta Veneta Evangelistarii Palimpsesti, in: Monumenta sacra inedita (Leipzig 1855), vol. I, pp. XXXVIII-XXXX, 199–210.
• Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 410.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)