Lectionary 254, designated by
siglum ℓ ''254'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek
manuscript of the
New Testament, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript has survived on only one leaf.
Description
The original codex contained lessons from the
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 manuscript has survived on only one leaf. It contains text from the
Gospel of Matthew 24:34-25:13.
[
The text is written in Greek large ]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 ...
letters, on 1 parchment leaf (),[''Handschriftenliste'']
at the ''INTF'' in one column per page, 14 lines per page.[ It contains musical notes.][ The nomina sacra are written in an abbreviated way.][
It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 11th century.][
]
History
The manuscript used to be held at the Mount Athos
Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the penins ...
.[ The name of the scribe was Michael.][
The manuscript was examined and described by ]Peter P. Dubrovsky
Peter Petrovich Dubrovsky russian: Пётр Петрович Дубровский (born December 9, 1754 in Kiev, died January 9, 1816 in Petersburg), was a Russian bibliophile, diplomat, paleographer, secretary of the Russian Embassy in France, c ...
and Eduard de Muralt.[ Eduard de Muralt]
''Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique''
(Petersburg 1864), p. 48. (as LXXX)
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (number 254).[
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.]
The codex is housed at the Russian National Library
The National Library of Russia (NLR, russian: Российская национальная библиотека}), located in Saint Petersburg, is the first, and one of three national public libraries in Russia. The NLR is currently ranked amo ...
(Gr. 80) in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[
]
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
* Lectionary 253
Lectionary 253, designated by siglum ℓ ''253'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1020. Scrivener labelled it as 196evl.
Description
The codex co ...
Notes and references
Bibliography
* Eduard de Muralt
''Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique''
(Petersburg 1864), p. 48 (as LXXX)
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
11th-century biblical manuscripts
National Library of Russia collection