Lectionary 280, designated by siglum ℓ 280 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[1] [2] Scrivener labelled it as 185e.[3]
The manuscript has complex contents.[1]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).[4]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 240 parchment leaves, in two columns per page, 28 lines per page.[1] [4] The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.[1]
The manuscript is bound in red velvet, and according to Scrivener in excellent preservation.[3]
It contains text of the pericope John 8:3-11.[4]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century,[3] and Gregory to the 12th century.[4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 14th century.[1] [2]
The manuscript was written in Constantinople.[4] The name of scribe was Nikolaos.[3]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 185e) and Gregory (number 280e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
The codex is housed at the Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini (G') in Venice.[1] [2]
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 411 .
. 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.
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 340 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 411 .