Lectionary 301 (Gregory-Aland), designated by
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ℓ ''301'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering) is a
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manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.
Description
The original codex contained lessons from the
Gospel of John
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,
Matthew, and
Luke (''Evangelistarium''), on 334 parchment leaves. The leaves are measured ().
The text is written in Greek
minuscule
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letters, in two columns per page, 19 lines per page. The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons for Church reading from
Easter
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to
Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks.
It contains music notes.
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History
Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[ It is presently assigned by the INTF to the 13th century.][
Albert L. Long, brought the manuscript in 1869 from Constantinople to America.][
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Caspar René Gregory (number 301e). ]Scrivener
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did not list this manuscript.[
The text of the manuscript was examined by ]Charles Fremont Sitterly
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.[C.F. Sitterly, ''Praxis in Manuscripts of the Greek Testament'' (New York, 1898), IX. ]
Currently the codex is housed at ''Drew University
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'' (Ms. 2) in Madison, New Jersey
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See also
* List of New Testament lectionaries
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* Biblical manuscript
* Textual criticism
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* Lectionary 300
Notes and references
Bibliography
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* K. Clark, ''Descriptive catalogue of Greek New Testament manuscripts in America ''(1937), pp. 36-38.
* Charles Fremont Sitterly, ''Praxis in Manuscripts of the Greek Testament'' (New York, 1898), IX.
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
13th-century biblical manuscripts