Lectionary 45
Lectionary 45, designated by siglum ℓ 45 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th-century.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Name | Caesar-Vindob. |
|---|---|
| Text | Evangelistarion |
| Date | 10th-century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Austrian National Library |
| Size | 30 cm by 21 cm |
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), with lacunae at the beginning. The text is written in two columns per page, 21 lines per page, in Greek uncial letters.[1] Only 6 parchment leaves (30 cm by 21 cm) from the binding of a law-book have survived.[2] It contains Nomokanon of Photius and Apostolic Canons.[3]
History
Busbecq brought the manuscript from Constantinople to Vienna. It was examined by Alter.[3] Alter used it in his edition of the Greek text of the New Testament.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
Currently the codex is located in the Austrian National Library (Jur. gr. 5, fol. 575-580) in Vienna.[1]
Notes and references
- Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 221. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1861), p. 214.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 391.
- Novum Testamentum Graecum, ad Codicem Vindobonensem Graece expressum: Varietam Lectionis addidit Franciscus Carolus Alter, Vienna, 1787, vol. 2, p. 1002-1007.
- 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, XXX.