Lectionary 104

Lectionary ℓ 104

New Testament manuscript
Text	Evangelistarion, Apostolos
Date	12th-century
Script	Greek
Now at	Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Size	29 cm by 21.5 cm

Lectionary 104, designated by siglum ℓ 104 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th-century.[1]

Description

The codex contains lessons for every day from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke, from Acts of the Apostles and Epistles lectionary (Evangelistarium and Apostolos) with lacunae at the beginning and end. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 128 parchment leaves (29 cm by 21.5 cm), in 2 columns per page, 23 lines per page.[1][2] It contains a lot of pictures.[2]

History

The manuscript was brought in 1607 from Calabria to Milan.[3] It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz,[4] who examined some parts of it.[2]

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

Currently the codex is located in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana (D. 72 sup.) in Milan.[1]

See also

• List of New Testament lectionaries
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

Notes and references

1. Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 224. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 396.
3. 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. 334.
4. 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. 331.
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.