Lectionary 304
Encyclopedia
Lectionary 304 designated by siglum ℓ 304 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek
manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript is lacunose.
, Matthew
, and Luke
(Evangelistarium), on 219 paper leaves, with lacunae
in the beginning, the end, and in 26 places inside. The leaves are measured .
It is difficult to determine number of quires.
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 24-25 lines per page. The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.
to the 14th century.
Formerly it was held in the Church of Prodromus, then in the Church of the Birth of God. It was found in 1876 in ruins of the monastery in Cyprus
. A. E. Bate bought it 1878 in the village Kikos (?).
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener
(492e) and Caspar René Gregory
(number 304e). It was examined by Dean Burgon. Gregory saw it in 1883. The manuscript was purchased by L. Franklin Gruber (1870–1941). It was digitised by the CSNTM in 2010.
Currently the codex is housed at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
(Gruber
Ms. 111) in the Chicago
.
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 paper. 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 is lacunose.
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 219 paper leaves, with lacunae
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
in the beginning, the end, and in 26 places inside. The leaves are measured .
It is difficult to determine number of quires.
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 24-25 lines per page. The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.
History
Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th or 15th 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.
Formerly it was held in the Church of Prodromus, then in the Church of the Birth of God. It was found in 1876 in ruins of the monastery in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. A. E. Bate bought it 1878 in the village Kikos (?).
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by 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...
(492e) and 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 304e). It was examined by Dean Burgon. Gregory saw it in 1883. The manuscript was purchased by L. Franklin Gruber (1870–1941). It was digitised by the CSNTM in 2010.
Currently the codex is housed at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Its degree programs include Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, Master of Theology, Doctor of Ministry, and Doctor of Philosophy. It offers concentrations in urban ministry, Bible, environment,...
(Gruber
Gruber Collection
The Gruber Collection is a collection of books and manuscripts housed at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The collection contain more than 300 books from the 15th to 18th centuries and 14 manuscripts of Greek New Testament...
Ms. 111) in the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
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 303Lectionary 303Lectionary 303 , designated by siglum ℓ 303 in the Gregory-Aland numbering, is a 12th-century Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. The manuscript has complex contents.- Description :...
External links
- Lectionary 304 at the CSNTM