Lectionary 143 Explained

Lectionary 143, designated by siglum ℓ 143 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 8th-century.^[1]

Description

The codex contains Lessons Gospels lectionary for the Sunday and feasts with numerous lacunae.^[2] It contains texts of Matthew 2:1-11; Luke 12:8-12; and John 20:30f.^[1]

The text is written in Greek uncial letters, on 4 parchment leaves (32 by 26 cm), in one column per page, 15 lines per page.^[1]

It was described by J. Leopoldt in 1903 along with Uncial 0164.^[3]

Currently the codex is located in:

• Berlin State Museums, P. 8771 (Frg);
• National Library of France, Copt. 129,19 fol. 73;
• Vatican Library, Borg. copt. 109 (Cass. 23, Fasc. 97), 2 fol.^[1]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3,^[4] UBS4^[5]).

See also

• List of New Testament lectionaries
• Coptic versions of the Bible
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

Bibliography

• J. Leipoldt, Aegyptische Urkunden aus der königlichen Museen zu Berlin 1 (Berlin, 1904), pp. 147–148.

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 . 227 . 3-11-011986-2 .

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

   . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 1 . 336 .

3. J. Leopoldt, Bruchstücke von zwei griechisch-koptischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament, ZNW 4 (Berlin: 1903), pp. 350-351.
4. 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.
5. The Greek New Testament, ed. B. Aland, K. Aland, J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, and B. M. Metzger, in cooperation with INTF, United Bible Societies, 4th revised edition, (United Bible Societies, Stuttgart 2001), p. 21.