Lectionary 274 Explained

Lectionary 274, designated by siglum 274 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 16th century.[1] [2] It used to be known as Nanianus 202. The manuscript has complex contents.[1]

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, Luke (Evangelistarium), and from the Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles (Apostolarion).[3] It contains text of the Pericope Adulterae.[3]

The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 501 paper leaves, in one column per page, 19 lines per page.[1]

The manuscript contains weekday Gospel/Apostolos lessons from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks.[1]

History

The manuscript has been assigned by the INTF to the 16th century.[1] [2]

According to the colophon it was written by Emanuel Casimati in 1580.[3]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by and Gregory (number 274e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[3]

The manuscript was examined and described by Carlo Castellani (as lectionary 264).[3]

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

The codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. II,143 (1381)) in Venice.[1] [2]

See also

Bibliography

. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 410 .

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 . 235 . 3-11-011986-2.

  2. http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php Handschriftenliste
  3. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory

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

  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.