Lectionary 45 Explained

Lectionary 45, designated by siglum ℓ 45 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th-century.^[1]

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), with lacunae at the beginning. The text is written in two columns per page, 21 lines per page, in Greek uncial letters.^[1] Only 6 parchment leaves from the binding of a law-book have survived.^[2] It contains Nomokanon of Photius and Apostolic Canons.^[3]

History

Busbecq brought the manuscript from Constantinople to Vienna. It was examined by Alter.^[3] Alter used it in his edition of the Greek text of the New Testament.^[4]

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

Currently the codex is located in the Austrian National Library (Jur. gr. 5, fol. 575-580) in Vienna.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Aland , K. . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 221 . 3-11-011986-2 .
2. [Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener|F. H. A. Scrivener]
3. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 391 .
4. Novum Testamentum Graecum, ad Codicem Vindobonensem Graece expressum: Varietam Lectionis addidit Franciscus Carolus Alter, Vienna, 1787, vol. 2, p. 1002-1007.
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.