Lectionary 89, designated by siglum 89 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on cotton paper leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th-century.[1]

Lectionary 89
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarion
Date14th-century
ScriptGreek
Now atBibliothèque nationale de France
Size25.8 cm by 17 cm

Description edit

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 190 paper leaves (25.8 cm by 17 cm). The writing is in 1 column per page, 25 lines per page.[2] It contains the Pericope Adultera (John 8:3-11).[3]

History edit

The manuscript once belonged to Colbert's (as were lectionaries: 87, 88, 90, 91, 99, 100, 101).[3]

Scholz examined part of it. It was examined and described by Paulin Martin.[4] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.[2]

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

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 316) in Paris.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 223. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  2. ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 395.
  3. ^ a b 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. 333.
  4. ^ Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 159.
  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

  • Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 159