Lectionary 125 Explained

Lectionary 125, designated by siglum 125 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.[1]

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 123 parchment leaves . Some parts of the codex were lost, in result its text is lacunose. The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 23 lines per page.[1] It contains the Pericope Adulterae (John 8:3-11).[2]

It contains subscription with date 1346, and a memorandum of the death (October 12, 1345) and burial of one Constantia.[3]

History

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.[4] It was examined by Bianchini.[2]

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

Currently the codex is located in the Vatican Library (Vat. gr. 2017) in Rome.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 226 . 3-11-011986-2 .
  2. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 398 .
  3. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4th . 335 .
  4. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 331 .
  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.