Lectionary 138, designated by
siglum
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ℓ ''138'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek
manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, on paper leaves.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the
Gospel
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s of
John
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New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
,
Matthew
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* Matthew (given name)
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* ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith
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,
Luke lectionary (''Evangelistarium''), on 255 paper leaves (). The text is written in Greek
minuscule
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letters, in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.
History
The manuscript once belonged to Christopher Palaeologus, who presented it on May 7, 1584, to the church of SS. Petri et Pauli in Naples.[
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 Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III
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(Ms. II. A. 6), in Naples
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.[
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See also
* List of New Testament lectionaries
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* Biblical manuscript
* Textual criticism
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* Lectionary 46
Lectionary 46, designated by sigla ℓ ''46'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on purple parchment leaves. Palaeographically, it has been assigned to the 9th century. It was formerly known as ''Codex V ...
Notes and references
Bibliography
* J. M. A. Scholz, ''Biblisch-kritische Reise in Frankreich, der Schweiz, Italien, Palästine und im Archipel in den Jahren 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821: Nebst einer Geschichte des Textes des Neuen Testaments''.
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
15th-century biblical manuscripts