Lectionary 287 Explained

Lectionary 287, designated by siglum 287 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[1] [2] Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener labelled it as 166e.[3]

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), on 201 parchment leaves, with some lacunae.[4]

The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 29 lines per page.[1] [4] The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.[1]

It contains the text of the Pericope Adulterae (John 8:3-11).[4]

History

Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century.[3] [4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 13th century.[1] [2]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 166e) and Gregory (number 287e). 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 Biblioteca Ambrosiana (D. 108 sup., fol. 3–203) in Milan. The leaves 1–2,204 of the same codex are classified as lectionary 2352 (Gregory-Aland).[1] [2]

See also

Bibliography

. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 411 .

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 . 236 . 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 . 338 .

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

    . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 411–412 .

  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.