Lectionary 59 Explained

Lectionary 59, designated by siglum ℓ 59 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.^[1] Formerly it was labelled as Apost. 13.^[2]

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Acts of the Apostles and Epistles. It is a lectionary (Apostolos). It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 311 parchment leaves . Written in two columns per page, in 23 lines per page.^{[1] [3]}

It contains verse of Acts 8:37.^[4]

History

The manuscript once belonged to the Iviron monastery at Athos. It was renovated by Joakim, a monk, in A. D. 1525. It was brought to Moscow in 1655. The manuscript was examined by Matthaei, cited by Tregelles as Frag. Mosq.

The manuscript is cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).^[5]

Currently the codex is located in the State Historical Museum, (V. 21, S. 4) in Moscow.

See also

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

Further reading

• C. F. Matthaei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine (Riga, 1782-1788).

Notes and References

1. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 222 . 3-11-011986-2 .
2. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1861 . London . 4 . 1 . 368 .
3. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 465 .
4. UBS3, p. 448
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), p. XXVIII.