Lectionary 86 Explained

Lectionary 86, designated by siglum ℓ 86 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1336.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 382 large parchment leaves . The writing stands in 2 columns per page, 20 lines per page.^[3]

The Pericope de Adultera (John 8:3-11) is placed at the end, marked with obelus, and is not appointed for any day.

History

The manuscript was written by Charito, it was given by a monk Ignatius to the monastery Theotokou at Constantinople. Afterwards it belonged to Boistaller.^[4]

There is an inscription on the first page: Ex Bibliotheca Jo. Huraublii Boistallerii. Habui ex Constantinopoli pretio 30 aureorum.^[5]

It was described by Bernard de Montfaucon. Scholz examined major part of it.^[5] It was examined and described by Paulin Martin.^[6] Gregory saw it in 1885.^[3] Henri Omont gave a new description of the codex.^[7]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).^[8]

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 311) in Paris.

See also

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

Bibliography

• Bernard de Montfaucon, Palaeographia Graeca 1708, p. 326.
• Henri Omont, Facsimilés des manuscrits grecs dates de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle (Paris, 1891), 82.

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 . 223 . 3-11-011986-2 .
2. http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php Handschriftenliste
3. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 395 .
4. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 333 .
5. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dd0UAAAAYAAJ Biblisch-kritische Reise in Frankreich, der Schweiz, Italien, Palästine und im Archipel in den Jahren 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821: Nebst einer Geschichte des Textes des Neuen Testaments
6. [Paulin Martin|Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin]
7. Henri Omont, Facsimilés des manuscrits grecs dates de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle (Paris, 1891), 82.
8. 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.