Lectionary 248, designated by siglum 248 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.

Lectionary 248
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarium
Date9th century
ScriptGreek
Now atRussian National Library
Size27.2 cm by 20 cm

Description edit

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels lectionary (Evangelistarium).[1] It contains texts of the Gospel of Luke and Matthew.[2]

The text is written in Greek large uncial letters, on 6 parchment leaves (27.2 cm by 20 cm), in two columns per page, 22 lines.[3][4]

History edit

It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 9th century.[3][4]

The manuscript was examined and described by Eduard de Muralt.[2]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (number 248).[1]

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

The codex is housed at the Russian National Library (Gr.43) in Saint Petersburg.[3][4]

See also edit

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 408.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Eduard de Muralt, Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique (Petersburg 1864), p. 24 (as XLIII)
  3. ^ 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. 233. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  4. ^ a b c Handschriftenliste at the INTF
  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.

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