Lectionary 298
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Lectionary 298 designated by siglum ℓ 298 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek
manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript has complete context.
, Matthew
, and Luke
(Evangelistarium), on 202 parchment leaves. The leaves are measured .
12 leaves at the end were supplied by two later hands. The supplied leaves, except one on paper, are palimpsest
(1-4, 105-106, 229-232, 399-404). It contains Menologion at the end.
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 25 lines per page. The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons. The ink is brown. There are a headpieces, decorated initial letters, and music notes.
According to J. Rendel Harris
it is "somewhat roughly written, but containing a better text than 2h
".
According to Edward A. Guy it is only one manuscript which in Luke 7:6 agrees with Codex Sinaiticus
and Codex Vaticanus
in omitting of (to Him). This omission is also supported by Papyrus 75
, 892
, 1241, and several other manuscripts.
to the 14th century.
Edward Everett
, an American politician and educator, bought the manuscript in 1819 during his first visit in Greece, along with six other Greek manuscripts. Everett used any opportunity of searching for Greek manuscripts.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Caspar René Gregory
(number 298e). Scrivener
catalogued this manuscript as 485e on his list.
The manuscript was examined by Edward A. Guy, who designated it by siglum 3h (Lectionary 296
received siglum 1h). Herman C. Hoskier
and Emilie Boer examined and described the manuscript.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is housed at the Houghton Library
(MS. Gr. 12) in the Harvard University
.
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 14th century. The manuscript has complete context.
Description
The original codex contained 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), on 202 parchment leaves. The leaves are measured .
12 leaves at the end were supplied by two later hands. The supplied leaves, except one on paper, are palimpsest
Palimpsest
A palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book from which the text has been scraped off and which can be used again. The word "palimpsest" comes through Latin palimpsēstus from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος originally compounded from πάλιν and ψάω literally meaning “scraped...
(1-4, 105-106, 229-232, 399-404). It contains Menologion at the end.
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 25 lines per page. The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons. The ink is brown. There are a headpieces, decorated initial letters, and music notes.
According to J. Rendel Harris
J. Rendel Harris
James Rendel Harris was an English biblical scholar and curator of manuscripts, who was instrumental in bringing back to light many Syriac Scriptures and other early documents...
it is "somewhat roughly written, but containing a better text than 2h
Lectionary 297
Lectionary 297 , designated by siglum ℓ 297 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment...
".
According to Edward A. Guy it is only one manuscript which in Luke 7:6 agrees with Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the four great uncial codices, an ancient, handwritten copy of the Greek Bible. It is an Alexandrian text-type manuscript written in the 4th century in uncial letters on parchment. Current scholarship considers the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the best Greek texts of...
and Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus
The Codex Vaticanus , is one of the oldest extant manuscripts of the Greek Bible , one of the four great uncial codices. The Codex is named for the residence in the Vatican Library, where it has been stored since at least the 15th century...
in omitting of (to Him). This omission is also supported by Papyrus 75
Papyrus 75
Papyrus 75 is an early Greek New Testament papyrus.- Description :Originally '[it] contained about 144 pages ... of which 102 have survived, either in whole or in part.' It 'contains about half the text of ... two Gospels' – Luke and John in Greek...
, 892
Minuscule 892
Minuscule 892 , ε 1016 . It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 353 parchment leaves . It is dated palaeografically to the 9th century.- Description :...
, 1241, and several other manuscripts.
History
C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th 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 14th century.
Edward Everett
Edward Everett
Edward Everett was an American politician and educator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State...
, an American politician and educator, bought the manuscript in 1819 during his first visit in Greece, along with six other Greek manuscripts. Everett used any opportunity of searching for Greek manuscripts.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Caspar René Gregory
Caspar René Gregory
Caspar René Gregory was a American-born German theologian theologian.-Life:Gregory was born in Philadelphia. He studied theology at two Presbyterian seminaries: in 1865-67 at the University of Pennsylvania and at Princeton Theological Seminary...
(number 298e). Scrivener
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The Reverend Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, LL.D. was an important text critic of the New Testament and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version of the Bible...
catalogued this manuscript as 485e on his list.
The manuscript was examined by Edward A. Guy, who designated it by siglum 3h (Lectionary 296
Lectionary 296
Lectionary 296 , designated by siglum ℓ 296 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. The manuscript is very lacunose....
received siglum 1h). Herman C. Hoskier
Herman C. Hoskier
Herman Charles Hoskier , was a biblical scholar, British textual critic, and son of a merchant banker, Herman Hoskier .Hoskier, as textual critic, supported the Byzantine text-type against the Alexandrian text-type...
and Emilie Boer examined and described the manuscript.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is housed at the Houghton Library
Houghton Library
Houghton Library is the primary repository for rare books and manuscripts at Harvard University. It is part of the Harvard College Library within the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Houghton is located on the south side of Harvard Yard, next to Widener Library.- History :Harvard's first...
(MS. Gr. 12) in the Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
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 297Lectionary 297Lectionary 297 , designated by siglum ℓ 297 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment...
External links
- Library catalogue Harvard.edu