Lectionary 307
Lectionary 307 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ 307 (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 | 25.7 cm by 19.3 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
Description
The original codex contained lessons from the Gospels (Evangelistarium), on 104 parchment leaves, with some lacunae. The leaves are measured (25.7 cm by 19.3 cm).[1] The first 77 and 10 other leaves were lost. The additional lessons about the season of Epiphany were inserted by other hand. It begins at Luke 8:39 (lesson for sixth Sunday). It has Menologion.[2]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 16-18 lines per page.[3][4]
The codex contains the weekday Gospel Lessons (Evangelistarium), which were read from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks.[4]
History
Gregory and Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 12th or 13th century.[1] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 12th century.[3][4]
It was bought from Quaritch for the university in 1876.[1]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (293e)[2] and Caspar René Gregory (number 307e).[1] It was examined by Fenton John Anthony Hort. Gregory saw it in 1883.[1]
The codex is housed at the Cambridge University Library (Add. Mss. 1839) 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. 349.
- 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.
- "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
Bibliography
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung. p. 413.