Lectionary 1684, designated by ℓ''1684'', in the
Gregory-Aland numbering, is a Greek
manuscript of the
New Testament, on parchment leaves, dated
paleographically to the 13th century.
[K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1994). ]
Description
It is written in Greek
minuscule
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letters, on 166 parchment leaves (27 by 21 cm), 2 columns per page, 23-26 lines per page.
The codex contains some Lessons from the four Gospels
lectionary
A lectionary ( la, lectionarium) is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christianity, Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion. There are sub-types such as a "gospel lectionary" or evang ...
(''Evangelistarium'') with some
lacunae. According to the
colophon it was written in 1247.
A large portion of this manuscripts is a
palimpsest. The lower text was written in uncial letters in 8th century, it contains the text of the four Gospels and was catalogued as
Uncial 0233
Uncial 0233 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the 8th-century.
Description
It contains a text of the four Gospels, on 93 parchment leave ...
by
INTF
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research (german: Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung — INTF) at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is to research the textual history of the New Testament and to reconstruct its G ...
.
The codex now is located in the
Bible Museum Münster
Bible Museum Münster is a museum located in Münster, Germany, telling the story of the Bible from its handwritten beginnings until today. The main focus lies on the tradition of Greek New Testament as well as the German Bible. The museum forms pa ...
(MS. 1).
See also
*
List of New Testament lectionaries
*
Textual criticism
*
Bible Museum Münster
Bible Museum Münster is a museum located in Münster, Germany, telling the story of the Bible from its handwritten beginnings until today. The main focus lies on the tradition of Greek New Testament as well as the German Bible. The museum forms pa ...
References
Further reading
* S. P. Lambros, Νέος Ἑλληνομνήμων 12 (1915), p. 465 ff.
External links
''Lectionary 1684''at the
CSNTM
Manuscripts of the Bible Museum
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
13th-century biblical manuscripts