Lectionary 185, designated by

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ℓ ''185'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek

manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...

of the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. Scrivener labelled it by 222^e.

Description

The codex contains Lessons from the

Gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...

s of

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...

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 ...

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 lacunae at the end. It contains also four lessons from the Prophets and four lessons from Epistles. It is written in Greek

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letters, on 218 parchment leaves (30 cm by 22.5 cm), in two columns per page, 28-32 lines per page. It contains the

Pericope Adulterae Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (or the ) is a passage (pericope) found in John 7:53– 8:11 of the New Testament. It has been the subject of much scholarly discussion. In the passage, Jesus was teaching in the Second Temple after com ...

(John 8:3-11). It has

Synaxarion Synaxarion or Synexarion (plurals Synaxaria, Synexaria; el, Συναξάριον, from συνάγειν, ''synagein'', "to bring together"; cf. etymology of ''synaxis'' and ''synagogue''; Latin: ''Synaxarium'', ''Synexarium''; cop, ⲥⲩⲛⲁ ...

. It is ornamented. It is much fuller than most lectionaries, and contains many minute variations.

Text

The codex with two other Evangelistaria ( Lectionary 6 and Lectionary 13), codex 59 (by the first hand), supports

Codex Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts) ...

and

Eusebius Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian ...

in the significant omission of υιου βαραχιου (''son of Barachi'ah'') in Matthew 23:35. According to Gregory its text is "nicht schlecht" (''not bad''). In Matthew 10:3 it reads Θαδδαιος along with Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, 892, vg, cop. In Matthew 12:30 it reads διαρπαστω for σκορπιζει. In Luke 15:21 it has additional reading ποιησον με ως ενα των μισθιων σου; the reading is supported by

Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts) ...

, Vaticanus, Bezae, Monacensis, 33,

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, 1195, 1216, 1230, 1241, 1253, 1344, ℓ ''13'', ℓ ''15'', ℓ ''60'', ℓ ''80''. In John 8:9 it has singular reading της ιδιας συνειδησεως for usual reading οι δε ακουσαντης εξηρχοντο εις καθ' εις; In John 8:10 it reads, at the margin, Ιησους ειδεν αυτην και along with

Codex Nanianus Uncial 030, designated by siglum U or 030 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 90 ( von Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament on parchment, dated palaeographically to the 9th century. The manuscript has complex contents, wit ...

, Codex Tischendorfianus III, ''f''¹³, 225,

, 1077, 1443, Ethiopic mss. Majority of the manuscripts read: Ιησους και μηδενα θεασαμενος πλην της γυναικος or: Ιησους.

History

The manuscript is dated by the

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to the 11th century. The manuscript exhibits a subscription dated to 1261 (much later than codex). Another note states that the manuscript once belonged to one Athanasius, alumnus from College.

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, preacher in Christ Church in Canterbury, presented it in 1654 to the library. It was examined by Scrivener and Gregory. Scrivener gave its collation in 1859. It is often 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. XXVIII. Currently the codex is located in the Christ's College (GG. 1.6) at

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Notes and references

Bibliography

* F. H. A. Scrivener
''An Exact Transcript of the Codex Augiensis''
(Cambridge and London, 1859), pp. 52–55.

External links

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