Lectionary 267, designated by
siglum
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ℓ ''267'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering) is a
Greek manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, on parchment. It is dated by a
colophon to the year 1046.
[''Handschriftenliste'']
at the ''INTF''
Scrivener labelled it as 173
e,
Gregory by 267
e.
[ The manuscript is lacunose.][
]
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John
The Gospel of John ( grc, Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην, translit=Euangélion katà Iōánnēn) is the fourth of the four canonical gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "sig ...
, Matthew
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, and Luke
People
*Luke (given name), a masculine given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...
(''Evangelistarium''), with two lacunae at the beginning and end.minuscule
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letters, on 300 parchment leaves (), in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.[ Scrivener described it as "a grand cursive folio, sumptuously adorned".][ According to Gregory it is a beautiful manuscript.][
The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.][
It contains text of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery, John 8:3-11.][
]
History
The manuscript is dated by a colophon to the year 1046.[ It was written for the Church in Constantinople.][
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 173e) and Gregory (number 267e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.][
It was examined and described by Giovanni Luigi Mingarelli and Carlo Castellani.][
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.]
Currently the codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I.47 (978)) in Venice.[
]
See also
* List of New Testament lectionaries
* Biblical manuscript
* Textual criticism
* Lectionary 266
Notes and references
Bibliography
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
11th-century biblical manuscripts