Lectionary 276, designated by siglum 276 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[1][2] Scrivener labelled it as 182e,[3]

Lectionary 276
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarium
Date13th century
ScriptGreek
Now atBiblioteca Marciana
Size27.7 cm by 21.3 cm
TypeByzantine text-type
Noteilluminated

The manuscript has complex contents.[1]

Description edit

The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).[4]

The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 168 parchment leaves (27.7 cm by 21.3 cm), in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.[1][4] The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.[1]

According to Scrivener it was "once a fine codex, now tied up in a parcel by itself".[3] It is destroyed by moisture.[4]

History edit

Dean Burgon dated the manuscript to the 11th century, Scrivener to the 12th century,[3] and Gregory to the 13th century.[4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 13th century.[1][2]

The manuscript belonged to Hieronymus Venus in 1722. It has been held in the church of Saint Mark.[4]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 182e) and Gregory (number 276e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]

The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]

The codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I,54 (1146)) in Venice.[1][2]

See also edit

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 235. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  2. ^ a b c Handschriftenliste at the INTF
  3. ^ a b c 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. 340.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 410.{{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.

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