Lectionary 256, designated by
siglum ℓ ''256'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering) is a
Greek manuscript of the
New Testament, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. Scrivener labelled it as 192
evl.
The manuscript has survived in a fragmentary condition.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the
Gospels and from the rest of the New Testament
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'', ''Apostolarium''), with numerous
lacunae
on 93 parchment leaves ().
[''Handschriftenliste'']
at the ''INTF'' The leaves of the manuscript were arranged in
octavo.
[
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 one column per page, 21 lines per page.[
]
History
Constantin von Tischendorf
Lobegott Friedrich Constantin (von) Tischendorf (18 January 18157 December 1874) was a German biblical scholar. In 1844, he discovered the world's oldest and most complete Bible dated to around the mid-4th century and called Codex Sinaiticus a ...
dated the manuscript to the 11th or 12th century. De Muralt, Scrivener, and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[ It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 12th century.][
The manuscript was brought by Tischendorf from the East. It was examined and described by Eduard de Muralt.][ Eduard de Muralt]
''Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique''
(Petersburg 1864), p. 51 (as XC)
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 192) and Gregory (number 256).[
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. 90) 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 255
Notes and references
Bibliography
* C. v. Tischendorf
''Notitia editionis codicis Bibliorum Sinaitici''
(F. A. Brockhaus: Leipzig 1860), p. 63
* Eduard de Muralt
''Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique''
(Petersburg 1864), p. 51 (as XC)
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
12th-century biblical manuscripts
National Library of Russia collection