Lectionary 130 Explained

Lectionary 130, designated by siglum 130 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.[1]

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae at the end. It is written in Greek uncial letters, on two volumes, on 343 parchment leaves . The text is written in two columns per page, 20 lines per page,[1] 9-13 letters per line. The uncial letters are large.[2]

It contains the Pericope Adulterae (John 8:1-11 - not 8:3-11 as usual for lectionaries).[2] It is very beautiful.[3]

History

In 1583 the manuscript belonged to Francesco Accioda in Messina.[3] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.[4] It was examined by Scholz, and Gregory.[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 (Ottob. gr. 2) in Rome.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland

    . 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

    . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 398 .

  3. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

    . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Mille . . . 1894 . London . 4th . 335 .

  4. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

    . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1 . 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.