Lectionary 267 Explained

Lectionary 267, designated by siglum 267 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1046.[1] [2] Scrivener labelled it as 173e,[3] Gregory by 267e. The manuscript is lacunose.[1]

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), with two lacunae at the beginning and end.[4]

The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, on 300 parchment leaves, in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.[1] Scrivener described it as "a grand cursive folio, sumptuously adorned".[3] According to Gregory it is a beautiful manuscript.[4]

The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.[1]

It contains text of John 8:3-11.[4]

History

The manuscript is dated by a colophon to the year 1046.[1] [2] It was written for the Church in Constantinople.[4]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 173e) and Gregory (number 267e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]

It was examined and described by Giovanni Luigi Mingarelli and Carlo Castellani.[4]

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

Currently the codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I.47 (978)) in Venice.[1] [2]

See also

Bibliography

. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 409 .

Notes and References

  1. Book: Aland , K. . Kurt Aland

    . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 234 . 3-11-011986-2.

  2. http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php Handschriftenliste
  3. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

    . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 339 .

  4. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory

    . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 409–410 .

  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.