Lectionary 255, designated by
siglum ℓ ''255'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering) is a
Greek–
Arabic manuscript of the
New Testament, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.
Description
The codex contains 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''), with numerous
lacunae.
on 41 parchment leaves ().
[''Handschriftenliste'']
at the ''INTF'' It contains lessons from the
Gospel of Luke and
Gospel of John. The leaves are arranged in quarto.
[
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, in two columns per page, 25 lines per page.[
]
History
Eduard de Muralt dated the manuscript to the 11th or 12th century, Gregory dated it to the 10th or 11th century.[ It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 11th century.][
The manuscript was examined and described by Eduard de Muralt.][ Eduard de Muralt]
''Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique''
(Petersburg 1864), p. 50 (as LXXXIV)
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (number 255).[
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. 84) in Saint Petersburg.[
]
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 254
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 le ...
Notes and references
Bibliography
* Eduard de Muralt
''Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique''
(Petersburg 1864), p. 50 (as LXXXIV)
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
11th-century biblical manuscripts
National Library of Russia collection