Lectionary 2145 designated by
siglum ℓ ''2145'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek
minuscule
Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (or more formally ''majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (or more formally ''minuscule'') in the written representation of certain languages. The writing ...
manuscript of the
New Testament, written on 2 parchment leaves (22.5 by 15.3 cm).
Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.
[K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 351.]
Description
The codex contains 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''). The text is written in two columns per page, in 33 lines per page.
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The leaf contains portions of the readings ( Menologion), for June 24 (Luke 1:59-80)-June 25 (Matthew 16: 13-18). The leaf housed at the Schøyen Collection contains ''Menologion'' for 6 September.][
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History
The codex was divided, and is held in two places. The leaf of the codex that belonged to Kenneth Willis Clark is held at the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of the Duke University
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...
(Gk MS 43) at Durham. The other leaf is housed at the Schøyen Collection (MS 653) at Oslo.[
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See also
* List of New Testament lectionaries
* Biblical manuscript
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures (see ''Tefillin'') to huge polyglot codices (multi-ling ...
* Textual criticism
* Uncial 0301
References
External links
Lectionary 2145
at the ''Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts''
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
13th-century biblical manuscripts
Duke University Libraries