Lectionary 263, designated by
siglum ℓ ''263'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), is a
Greek manuscript of the
New Testament, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.
[''Handschriftenliste'']
at the ''INTF''
Scrivener labelled it as 193
e,
Gregory by 158
e.
[ The manuscript has complex contents.][
]
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (''Evangelistarium'').minuscule
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letters, on 210 parchment leaves (), in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.[ The initial letters are rubricated; it contains musical notes.][
The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons from Easter to ]Pentecost
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and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks.[
]
History
Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century.[ It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 12th century.][
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 193e) and Gregory (number 263e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.][
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 Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon (Ms. 45) in Besançon.[
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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
Notes and references
Bibliography
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
12th-century biblical manuscripts