Lectionary 18, designated by siglum ℓ ''18'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th-century. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1994), p. 219.

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The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels of John,

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Luke People *Luke (given name), a masculine given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...

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(''Evangelistarium''), with numerous lacunae. The text is written in Greek

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letters, on 276 parchment leaves (), 2 columns per page, 21-24 lines per page. Beginning of lectionary in John 4:53. It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Johann Jakob Wettstein. It was partially examined by Mill (''Bodleianus 4'') and Griesbach. The manuscript is sporadically 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), p. XXIX. Currently the codex is located in the

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(Laud. Gr. 32) in Oxford.

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* Greek New Testament lectionaries 12th-century biblical manuscripts Bodleian Library collection {{christian-book-stub

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