Lectionary 5, designated by
siglum
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ℓ ''5'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering).
It is a Greek
manuscript
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of the
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...
, on vellum leaves.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th-century.
[ K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York: ]Walter de Gruyter
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History
The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...
, 1994), p. 219.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, and Luke
lectionary (''Evangelistarium'') with
lacunae at the beginning and end. The text is written in Greek
uncial
Uncial is a majuscule Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall. (1996) ''Encyclopedia of the Book''. 2nd edn. New Castle, DE, and London: Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, p. 494. script (written entirely in capital letters) commonly used from the 4th to ...
letters, on 150 parchment leaves (), with 2 columns per page, 19 lines per page
[ and 7-12 letters per line.] It has musical notes.
Matthew 19:16
: διδασκαλε (''teacher'') — א, B, D, L, ''f''1, 892txt, 1010, 1365, ℓ ''5'', ita, d, e, ff1, copbo, eth, geo, Origen, Hilary;
: διδασκαλε αγαθε (''good teacher'') — C, K, W, Δ, Θ, ''f''13, 28, 33, 565
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, 700, 892mg, 1009, 1071, 1079, 1195, 1216, 1230, 1241, 1242, 1253
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Events
By place Europe
* January 18 – King Henry I (the Fat) dies and is succeeded by his son Hugh II, w ...
, 1344, 1546, 1646, 2148, 2174, Byz, Lect, it, vg, syr, copsa, arm, eth, Diatessaron.
History
The manuscript once belonged to Colbert. It was examined by John Mill and 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 ...
.F. H. A. Scrivener
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (September 29, 1813, Bermondsey, Surrey – October 30, 1891, Hendon, Middlesex) was a New Testament textual critic and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version ...
, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament
''A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament: For the Use of Biblical Students'' is one of the books of Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (1813–1891), biblical scholar and textual critic. In this book Scrivener listed over 3 ...
" (George Bell & Sons
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History
George Bell & Sons was founded by George Bell as an educational bookseller, with the intention of selling the output of London uni ...
: London 1894), vol. 1, p. 328.
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 sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament of UBS (UBS3).
The codex now is located in the Bodleian Library (Barocci 202) at Oxford
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.
See also
* List of New Testament lectionaries
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
* Biblical manuscript
* Textual criticism
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References
Bibliography
* W. H. P. Hatch, ''The Principal Uncial Manuscripts of the New Testament'', LXXII (Chicago, 1939).
External links
Mss. Barocci
at the Bodleian Library
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
10th-century biblical manuscripts
Bodleian Library collection