Lectionary 275
Encyclopedia
Lectionary 275, designated by siglum ℓ 275 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek
manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 12th century.
Scrivener labelled it as 181e,
The manuscript has complex contents.
, Matthew
, and Luke
(Evangelistarium).
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 303 parchment leaves , in two column per page, 23 lines per page. It is "splendidly illuminated and bound in silver and enamel", but it is damaged by moisture.
The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.
to the 12th century.
Formerly the manuscript was held in the church of Saint Mark (as lectionary 276
).
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 181e) and Gregory (number 275e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana
(Gr. I,53 (966)) in Venice
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on parchment. Palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
it has been assigned to the 12th century.
Scrivener labelled it as 181e,
The manuscript has complex contents.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of JohnGospel of John
The Gospel According to John , commonly referred to as the Gospel of John or simply John, and often referred to in New Testament scholarship as the Fourth Gospel, is an account of the public ministry of Jesus...
, Matthew
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
, and Luke
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...
(Evangelistarium).
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 303 parchment leaves , in two column per page, 23 lines per page. It is "splendidly illuminated and bound in silver and enamel", but it is damaged by moisture.
The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.
History
Dean Burgon and Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 13th century, and Gregory to the 12th century. It is presently assigned by the INTFInstitute for New Testament Textual Research
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...
to the 12th century.
Formerly the manuscript was held in the church of Saint Mark (as lectionary 276
Lectionary 276
Lectionary 276, designated by siglum ℓ 276 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment...
).
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 181e) and Gregory (number 275e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana
Biblioteca Marciana
The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana is a library and Renaissance building in Venice, northern Italy; it is one of the earliest surviving public manuscript depositories in the country, holding one of the greatest classical texts collections in the world. The library is named after St. Mark, the...
(Gr. I,53 (966)) in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
.
See also
- List of New Testament lectionaries
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
- Lectionary 274Lectionary 274Lectionary 274, designated by siglum ℓ 274 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 16th century.Formerly it was known as Nanianus 202...