Lectionary 252

Lectionary 252, designated by siglum ℓ 252 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener labelled it as 195evl.

Lectionary ℓ 252
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarium
Date11th century
ScriptGreek
Found1858
Now atRussian National Library
Size33 cm by 27.4 cm

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels lectionary (Evangelistarium),[1] on 498 parchment leaves (33 cm by 27.4 cm).[2][3] It contains texts of the Gospel of John and Matthew.[4]

The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 18/24 lines per page.[2] It has breathings and accents; error of itacism, movable nu. The nomina sacra are written in an abbreviated way.[4]

History

Gregory and de Muralt dated the manuscript to the 10th or 11th century. It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 11th century.[2][3]

The manuscript was presented by Metropolit of Trapezunt.[1]

The manuscript was examined and described by Eduard de Muralt.[4]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 195)[5] and Gregory (number 252).[1]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[6]

The codex is housed at the Russian National Library (Gr. 69) in Saint Petersburg.[2][3]

See also

Notes and references
  1. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 408.
  2. Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 233. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  3. Handschriftenliste at the INTF
  4. Eduard de Muralt, Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique (Petersburg 1864), pp. 40-41 (as LIX)
  5. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1 (4th ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 340–341.
  6. 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.

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