Lectionary 30
Lectionary 30, designated by siglum ℓ 30 in the Gregory-Aland numbering, is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1225.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarion, Apostolos |
|---|---|
| Date | 1225 |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Bodleian Library |
| Size | 21.7 cm by 16 cm |
| Hand | elegantly written |
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), and from epistles for great feasts. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 105 parchment leaves (21.7 cm by 16 cm), 1 column per page, 15-24 lines per page.[1] It contains musical notes.[2]
History
The manuscript was written by Michael, a calligrapher.[3] The codex was examined by Thomas Mangey and Johann Jakob Griesbach. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.[2]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[4]
Currently the codex is located in the Bodleian Library (Cromwell 11, fol. 149-340) in Oxford.[1]
Notes and references
- K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, (Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1994), p. 220.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 390.
- F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (George Bell & Sons: London 1861), p. 213.
- The Greek New Testament, ed. K. Aland, A. Black, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger, and A. Wikgren, in cooperation with INTF, United Bible Societies, 3rd edition, (Stuttgart 1983), pp. XXVIII, XXIX.
Bibliography
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 390.