Lectionary 127, designated by siglum 127 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.[1]

Lectionary 127
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarion
Date9th century
ScriptGreek
Now atVatican Library
Size27 cm by 18.5 cm

Description edit

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae at the beginning and end. The codex contains 178 parchment leaves (27 cm by 18.5 cm). The text is written in Greek uncial letters, in two columns per page, 20-27 lines per page,[1] in 9-13 letters per line. It contains the musical notes.[2][3]

History edit

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.[4] It was examined and described by Montfaucon, Bianchini, Scholz, and Gregory.[2]

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

Currently the codex is located in the Vatican Library (Vat. gr. 2063) in Rome.[1]

See also edit

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ a b c Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 226. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  2. ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 398.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1 (4th ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 335.
  4. ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1. London. p. 331.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  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.

Bibliography edit

  • B. de Montfaucon, Palaeographia Graeca (1708), p. 233 f.
  • Bianchini, Evangeliarium quadruplex latinae versionis antiquae seu veteris italicae (Rome, 1749), part 1, vol. 2, p. 517.
  • J. M. A. Scholz, 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, p. 102 f.