Lectionary 161, designated by siglum 161 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 16th century.[1] Formerly it was labelled as Lectionary 39a.[2]

Lectionary 161
New Testament manuscript
TextApostolarion
Date16th century
ScriptGreek
Now atBiblioteca Vallicelliana
Size21.5 by 16 cm

Description edit

The codex contains weekday Apostolos lessons (Acts and Epistles) from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks lectionary (Apostolarion),[2] on 115 paper leaves (21.5 cm by 16 cm). It is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 24 lines per page.[1][3]

History edit

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[4]

Currently the codex is located in the Biblioteca Vallicelliana (C. 46, fol. 227–341) at 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. 228. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  2. ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 467.{{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 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 369.
  4. ^ 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.