Lectionary 158 Explained

Lectionary 158, designated by siglum ℓ 158 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 16th century.^[1]

Description

The codex contains Lessons from the Acts and Epistles lectionary (Apostolarion),^[2] on 206 paper leaves . The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 30-32 lines per page.^[1] Its readings are close to the codex ℓ 60.^[3]

History

The manuscript once was a part of Colbert's collection. Gregory assigned it by 34^a.^[2] It was examined by Paulin Martin.^[4]

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

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 383) at Paris.^[1]

See also

• List of New Testament lectionaries
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

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 . 228 . 3-11-011986-2.

2. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory

   . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 466 .

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

   . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4th . 369 .

4. [Paulin Martin|Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin]
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.