Lectionary 79

Lectionary 79, designated by siglum ℓ 79 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th-century.[1] According to Scrivener it was written in the 12th-century.[2]

Lectionary ℓ 79
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarion
Date14th-century
ScriptGreek
Now atBibliothèque nationale de France
Size32.1 cm by 25 cm

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with lacunae. Three first lessons at the beginning and end were lost. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 120 parchment leaves (32.1 cm by 25 cm). The writing stands in 2 columns per page, 26 lines per page.[3] It contains the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11).[3]

History

The manuscript was partially examined by Scholz and Paulin Martin.[4] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.[3]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 299) in Paris.[1]

See also

References
  1. Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 223. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  2. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. 1 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 333.
  3. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 394.
  4. Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 154
  5. 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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