Lectionary 71 Explained

Lectionary 71, designated by siglum ℓ 71 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1066.^[1]

Description

The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae supplemented on paper. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 159 parchment leaves, 2 columns per page, 25-27 lines per page.^[2] It contains subscriptions.

History

The manuscript was written by presbyter John for monk Georg.^[3]

It was partially examined by Scholz. It was examined and described by Paulin Martin^[4] and Henri Omont.^[5]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).^[6]

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 289) in Paris.

See also

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

Bibliography

• Henri Omont, Fac-similés des manuscrits grecs dates de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle (Paris, 1891), 32.

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 . 222 . 3-11-011986-2 .
2. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 393 .
3. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 332 .
4. [Paulin Martin|Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin]
5. Henri Omont, Fac-similés des manuscrits grecs dates de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle (Paris, 1891), 32.
6. 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.