Lectionary 297 (Gregory-Aland), designated by

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ℓ ''297'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a

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of the

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, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is

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Description

The original codex contained lessons from the

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, and

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(''Evangelistarium''), on 230 parchment leaves, with some lacunae. The leaves are measured (). It contains

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on folios 171-320, accompanied by Apostolarion (lessons from Book of Acts and Epistles). The text is written in Greek

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letters, in two columns per page, 23 lines per page. It contains breathings and accents. The ink is brown. There are a few headpieces and decorated initial letters. The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons for Church reading from

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and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks.

History

Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century. It is presently assigned by the

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to the 13th century.

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, an American educator (who later gained fame as a politician, diplomat, and orator), bought the manuscript in 1819, during his first visit in Greece, along with six other Greek manuscripts. Everett used every opportunity of searching for Greek manuscripts. He brought the manuscript to America. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by

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(number 297^e).

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catalogued this manuscript as 484^e on his list. The manuscript was examined by Edward A. Guy, who designated it by siglum 2^h (

Lectionary 296 Lectionary 296 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ ''296'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. The manuscript is very lacu ...

received siglum 1^h,

Lectionary 298 Lectionary 298 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ ''298'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript has complex c ...

– 3^h). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1878. It was examined and described by

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.Herman C. Hoskier
''A Full Account and Collation of the Greek Cursive Codex Evangelium 604''
London, 1890, Appendix H. 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 ''

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'' (fMS Gr 7 vol.1) in the

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Notes and references

Bibliography

* Josiah Quincy
''The History of Harvard University''
II. Cambridge: J. Owen, 1840, p. 588. * * K. Clark, ''Descriptive catalogue of Greek New Testament manuscripts in America ''(1937), pp. 110-112.

External links

Library catalogue
Harvard.edu {{DEFAULTSORT:Lectionary 0297 Greek New Testament lectionaries 13th-century biblical manuscripts

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