Lectionary 3, designated
siglum â„“ ''3'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek
manuscript of the
New Testament on vellum.
[ K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1994), p. 219.] Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. Scrivener dated to the 10th century.
[ F. H. A. Scrivener, " A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" ( George Bell & Sons: London 1894), vol. 1, p. 328.]
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew and Luke
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'') with
lacunae. The text is written in Greek
uncial letters, on 281 parchment leaves (), 2 columns per page, 19 lines per page.
[ Three leaves at the end lost. It contains coloured and gilt illuminations and capitals, and red crosses for stops.][ It contains a full ]menologion
Menologium (), also written menology, and menologe, is a service-book used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.
From its derivation from Greek , ''menológion'', from μήν ''mà ...
.Codex Cyprius
Codex Cyprius, designated by Ke or 017 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 71 ( von Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, on parchment. It has been variously dated (8th–11th centuries), but it is currently dated to the 9th ...
, Lectionary 296
Lectionary 296 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum â„“ ''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 lacun ...
, and ℓ ''1599''.[William Hatch, ''A redating of two important uncial manuscripts of the Gospels – Codex Zacynthius and Codex Cyprius'', in: Quantulacumque (1937), p. 338]
History
The manuscript once belonged to Alexander from Corinth.[ The manuscript was brought to England from Zante by the botanist and early traveller Sir George Wheler in 1676 with two other documents ( 68 and 95).
It was examined by John Mill, ]Wettstein Wettstein is a Swiss surname. Bearers of the name include:
* Carla Wettstein (born 1946), Swiss and Australian chess master
*Fritz von Wettstein (1895–1945), Austrian botanist
*Johann Jakob Wettstein (1693–1754), Swiss theologian
* Johann Rudol ...
, Scholz,[ and William Hatch.][ It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by ]Wettstein Wettstein is a Swiss surname. Bearers of the name include:
* Carla Wettstein (born 1946), Swiss and Australian chess master
*Fritz von Wettstein (1895–1945), Austrian botanist
*Johann Jakob Wettstein (1693–1754), Swiss theologian
* Johann Rudol ...
.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament of UBS (UBS3).
The codex is now in Lincoln College, Oxford (Gr. II. 15).
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
References
Bibliography
* W. H. P. Hatch, ''Facsimiles and descriptions of minuscule manuscripts of the New Testament'', LXXII (Cambridge, 1951).
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
11th-century biblical manuscripts