Lectionary 124, designated by
siglum
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ℓ ''124'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek
manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, on parchment leaves.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of
John
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* Secon ...
,
Matthew
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,
Luke lectionary (''Evangelistarium'') with
lacunae at the beginning and end. The manuscript contains 162 parchment leaves (). The text is written in Greek
minuscule
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letters, in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.
[ It contains pictures.]
History
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.
It was examined by Bianchini
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.[
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).][''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.]
Currently the codex is located in the Vatican Library
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(Vat. gr. 1988) in Rome
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See also
* List of New Testament lectionaries
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Notes and references
Bibliography
* Bianchini, ''Evangeliarium quadruplex latinae versionis antiquae seu veteris italicae'' (Rome, 1749), part 1, vol. 2, p. 518.
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
12th-century biblical manuscripts
Manuscripts of the Vatican Library