Lectionary 64
Lectionary 64, designated by siglum ℓ 64 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. It is a lectionary (Evangelistarion). Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th-century.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarion |
|---|---|
| Date | 9th-century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Size | 27.8 cm by 20.2 cm |
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, and Gospel of Luke with lacunae at the beginning and end.[2] It is written in Greek uncial letters, on 210 parchment leaves (27.8 cm by 20.2 cm). The writing stands in two columns per page, in 22 lines per page.[1] Many leaves are torn.[3]
History
The manuscript came from Constantinople. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz, who examined many of its passages.[3] It was examined by Paulin Martin[4] and Henri Omont.[5]
The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[6]
Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 281), in Paris.[1]
Notes and references
- Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 222. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 393.
- Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1861). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 215.
- Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N.T., conservé dans les bibliothès des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 147
- Henri Omont, Fac-similés des manuscrits grecs datés de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle (Paris, 1891), 19.
- 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.
Further reading
- Henri Omont, Fac-similés des manuscrits grecs datés de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle (Paris, 1891), 19.