Lectionary 305
Lectionary 305 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ 305 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript is lacunose.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarium † |
|---|---|
| Date | 12th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | 1876 |
| Now at | Cambridge University Library |
| Size | 25.5 cm by 20.8 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
Description
The original codex contained lessons from the Gospels (Evangelistarium), on 171 parchment leaves, with some lacunae. The leaves are measured (25.5 cm by 20.8 cm).[1] It begins in Matthew 7:10.[2]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 18 lines per page. The manuscript contains Gospel lessons for selected days only.[3][4]
The initial letters in red.[2]
History
Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[1] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 12th century.[3][4]
F. S. Ellis bought it 1870.[1]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener[2] (291e) and Caspar René Gregory (number 305e).[1] It was examined by Hort. Gregory saw it in 1883.[1]
The codex is housed at the Cambridge University Library (Add. Mss. 679.2) in Cambridge.[3][4]
Notes and references
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung. p. 413.
- Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1 (4th ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 348.
- Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 237. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- Handschriftenliste at the INTF
Bibliography
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung. p. 413.