Lectionary 258, designated by
siglum
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ℓ ''258'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering) is a
Greek manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. Scrivener labelled it as 197
evl.
Only four leaves of the manuscript have survived.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the
Gospel
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s and from the rest of the New Testament
lectionary
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(''Evangelistarium''), on 4 parchment leaves (), with numerous
lacunae.
[''Handschriftenliste'']
at the ''INTF''
It contains lessons Matthew 28:12–18; Luke 4:16–22; John 10:9–14; 19:6.9–11.14–20.25–28.30-35.
[
The text is written in Greek large ]minuscule
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letters, in two columns per page, 20 lines per page.[ It has errors of itacism; abbreviations in a large number are used in the codex.][
]
History
De Muralt dated the manuscript to the 13th century. Scrivener to the 11th, and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century.[ It has been assigned by the ]INTF
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to the 13th 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. 64 (as CXI)
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 197) and Gregory (number 258).[
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
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(Gr. 111) in Saint Petersburg
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.[
]
See also
* List of New Testament lectionaries
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
* Biblical manuscript
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* Textual criticism
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* Lectionary 256
Notes and references
Bibliography
* Eduard de Muralt
''Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique''
(Petersburg 1864), p. 64 (as CXI)
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
13th-century biblical manuscripts
National Library of Russia collection