Lectionary 169, designated by siglum 169 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[1] Formerly it was labelled as Lectionary 65a (Gregory)[2] or as 52a by Scrivener.[3]

Lectionary 169
New Testament manuscript
TextApostolarion
Date13th century
ScriptGreek
FoundThomas Payne in 1738
Now atBritish Library
Size28 by 20.5 cm

Description edit

The codex contains Lessons from the Acts and Epistles lectionary (Apostolarion), on 192 parchment leaves (28 cm by 20.5 cm), with lacunae at the end. The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 29 lines per page.[1] It contains music notes.[3]

History edit

The manuscript was brought by Thomas Payne, English Chaplain in Constantinople, to England in 1738 and was presented by him to Charles Herzog from Marlborough. Then it was held in Belsheim (3. C. 12).[2] The manuscript was shown to Bentley.[2]

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

Currently the codex is located in the British Library (Add. 32051) at London.[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 c Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 468.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 370.
  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.